| Honorific-Prefix: | Honourable |
| Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi | |
| Native Name: | नवल किशोर साह सुडी |
| Native Name Lang: | ne |
| Office: | 51st Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens of Nepal |
| President: | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Primeminister: | KP Sharma Oli |
| Term Start: | 15 July 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Bhagwati Chaudhary |
| Office1: | Deputy chairman of People's Socialist Party |
| Term Start1: | 5 May 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | position established |
| Office2: | Minister for Social Development of Madhesh Province |
| Termstart2: | 1 March 2018 |
| Termend2: | 11 January 2023 |
| Governor2: | |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief minister |
| 1Namedata2: | Lalbabu Raut |
| Predecessor2: | Constitution created |
| Office3: | Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha |
| Termstart3: | 22 December 2022 |
| Predecessor3: | Surya Narayan Yadav |
| Constituency3: | Saptari 1 |
| Office4: | Member of the Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province |
| Constituency4: | Saptari 1(B) |
| Term Start4: | February 2017 |
| Term End4: | September 2022 |
| Predecessor4: | Constituency established |
| Successor4: | Sakil Miya |
| Birth Date: | 27 September 1947 |
| Nationality: | Nepalese |
| Party: | People's Socialist Party (Nepal) |
| Residence: | Kankalini Municipality, Saptari |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi (Nepali: नवल किशोर साह सुडी)[1] is a Nepalese politician who currently serves as the Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizens in Nepal. He is a member of the Janata Samajwadi Party and was appointed to this position in July 2024. He previously served as the Minister for Forests and Environment, where he was involved in environmental protection initiatives.
Sudi is also the Deputy Chairman of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal. He is also the deputy chairman of People's Socialist Party.
Sudi, a resident of Kankalini Municipality, Saptari was elected pratinidhi sabha member in the 2017 Nepalese provincial elections, from Saptari 1.[2] [3] [4] He termed the Constitution Day of Nepal, September 19 as a black day for Madhesh.[5] [6]
Sah started his political career from 1967. He was a central senior vice-chairperson of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal.[7] In the 2017 Nepalese provincial elections, he stood as the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal candidate from Saptari 1(B) constituency and won.[8] Later he became member of People's Socialist Party, Nepal since 2021 when the party got merged into it.[9]
In May 2020, he provided assistance and inspection to set up Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines, one in Janakpur and the other one in Rajbiraj among the two machines bought by the state government.[10] [11]
In December 2020, he inaugurated thirteen rooms health post in the Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality to ensure people that the government was working to provide health services in all local levels.[12]
In June 2022, he inaugurated two-storey building for Shree Faud Singh Janta Secondary School in Sarlahi District along with Consul General of India in Nepal, Nitesh Kumar.[13]
With the announcement of Constitution Day of Nepal on September 19 by the central government,[14] Sah led anti-constitution protest in Saptari and Janakpur.[5] [15] Including other Madhesh Province ministers, he marked the day as a black day for Madhesh.[16]
Nawal Kishor Sah was born on 27 September 1947 to parents, Bhola Sah and Kaushalya Devi.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Nawal Kishor Sah | 13,647 | ||
| Nepali Congress | Badri Narayan Mahatman Yadav | 6,333 | ||
| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | Sakil Ali Miya | 6,257 | ||
| Others | 879 | |||
| Invalid votes | 3,301 | |||
| Result | RJPN gain | |||
| Source: Election Commission | ||||