Mohan Raj Malla Explained

Honorific Prefix:Honourable
Mohan Raj Malla
Native Name:मोहन राज मल्ल
Office:Governor of Sudurpashchim Pradesh
Termstart:19 January 2019
Termend:3 November 2019
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Trilochan Bhatta
President:Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Successor:Sharmila Kumari Panta
Party:Nepali Congress
Otherparty:Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Death Date:26 May 2021
Death Place:Kathmandu, Nepal
Alma Mater:Tribhuvan University
Nationality:Nepalese
Education:Master's in Political science
Residence:Bhajani Municipality, Kailali District

Mohan Raj Malla (Nepali: मोहन राज मल्ल, died 26 May 2021) was a Nepalese politician and the first Governor of Sudurpashchim Province.[1] He was appointed Governor, as per the Article 163 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers of the Government of Nepal on 19 January 2019.[2] He was also former village assembly chief and national assembly member of the Panchayat regime.

Political Life

He started his political life when he was 21 years old. He served as a member of Rastriya Panchayat for nine years from 1980 to 1989. He was a village chief in Doti for a term and served as the Kailali district assembly vice-president and Tikapur Development Committee chairperson during the Panchayat era. He was also an advisor to the foreign minister. Though he contested elections four times, he had lost. He was leader of Rastriya Prajatantra Party but joined the Nepali Congress before the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election.[3]

Death

He passed away while undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at Nidan Hospital, in Lalitpur, on 27 May 2021.[4] He was also suffering from pneumonia and heart problems.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: President to administer oath of office to Province Chiefs at 4 pm today . 2018-01-19 . www.newspnp.com . en-US . 2018-01-19.
  2. Web site: Govt appoints provincial chiefs, fixes temporary Capitals . The Kathmandu Post . en-US . January 17, 2018.
  3. Web site: About Governor Malla. The Himalayan Times . en-US . Jan 19, 2018.
  4. Web site: Former Sudurpaschim governor Malla passes away. The Himalayan Times . en-US . May 27, 2021.
  5. Web site: Sudurpaschim's former governor Mohan Raj Malla dies of Covid-19. Onlinekhabar . en-US . May 27, 2021.