Honorific-Prefix: | General COAS |
Prabhu Ram Sharma | |
Native Name: | महारथी श्री प्रभु राम शर्मा |
Native Name Lang: | ne |
Birth Date: | 1964 1, df=yes |
Office: | Chief of the Army Staff, Nepal |
Term Start1: | 9 September 2021 |
President1: | Bidhya Devi Bhandari Ram Chandra Paudel |
Predecessor1: | Purna Chandra Thapa |
Allegiance: | Nepal |
Branch: | Nepal Army |
Rank: | General |
Awards: | Prabal Jana Sewa Shree Padak Suprabal Janasewa Shree |
General Prabhu Ram Sharma (Nepali: प्रभु राम शर्मा; born 5 January 1964) is the present Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Nepalese Army.[1] [2] He took the oath from the president of Nepal on 9 September 2021.[3] [4] He succeeded General Purna Chandra Thapa.[5]
Sharma was born on 5 January 1964, in Kathmandu. He entered into Nepal army in 1984 as a Second Lieutenant in Purano Gorakh Battalion. He has a master's degree in history from Tribhuwan University and master of philosophy in Defense and Strategic Study from University of Madras.
Sharma is married to Sunita Sharma and has two daughters.[6]
Sharma was conferred as the honorary General of the Indian Army by the Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on 10 November 2021 while Sharma was on a four-day long visit to India.[7] [8]