| Honorific-Prefix: | IGP |
| Rom Bahadur Thapa | |
| Native Name: | रोम बहादुर थापा |
| Office2: | Consul General of Calcutta |
| Monarch2: | King Birendra |
| Primeminister2: | Kirti Nidhi Bista |
| Successor2: | Madhav Raj Bhandari |
| Office1: | Inspector General of Nepal Police |
| Monarch1: | King Mahendra |
| Primeminister1: | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| Successor1: | Khadgajeet Baral |
| Birth Date: | 24 April 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Burma |
| Death Date: | 26 October 1983 (aged 59) |
| Citizenship: | Nepalese |
| Nationality: | Nepali |
| Children: | 4 sons, 1 daughter |
| Allegiance: |  Nepal |
| Branch: | Rakshya Dal (Defense Army) |
| Rank: | Major |
Rom Bahadur Thapa (1924–1983) is the first Inspector General of Nepal Police from the Magar ethnic group.[1] [2] Before joining the Nepal Police, he had been a Physical Training Instructor at the Military Academy in Burma (Myanmar).[3] [4] He had a reputation as a great war hero (of Burma) before joining Nepal Police. He was awarded the Burma Gallantry Medal for his heroic actions during World War II.[5]
He is known to have been one of the only two officers to remain IGP for a period of 6 years, the other officer being his successor, Khadgajeet Baral. Rom Bahadur Thapa was appointed Consul General of Calcutta, India by His Majesty's Government[6] [7] after his retirementfrom Nepal Police.
Nepal lost this extraordinary visionary man to cancer at a young age of 59 on 26 October 1983. He is survived by his wife, four sons, a daughter, twelve grandchildren and three great grandsons and one great granddaughter.