PM KP Oli addressing nation (footage captured from KTV) PM KP Oli speech (footage captured from KTV) Prime Minister KP Oli PM KP Oli addressing nation PM KP Oli speech Prime Minister KP Oli PM KP Oli urges agitators to end protests, assures statute amendment, asks India to lift blockade to ease humanitarian crisis Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli खड्ग प्रसाद शर्मा ओली; born 22 February 1952) commonly known as K. P. Oli, is a Nepali politician and the Prime Minister of Nepal since 11 October 2015. He is the first Prime Minister under the newly adopted Constitution of Nepal. Oli was elected as the chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) in July 2014. Oli was elected as leader of the CPN-UML Parliamentary Party in the 2nd Constituent Assembly on 4 February 2014, defeating party chairman Jhala Nath Khanal by a vote of 98 to 75. His hometown is Jhapa, Nepal. He won the Jhapa–7 seat in the 2013 Constituent Assembly election as a CPN-UML candidate. He was the Home Minister in the Adhikari cabinet in 1994–1995. He became the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs during the interim government in 2006. He was elected as Prime Minister in a parliamentary vote in October 2015, receiving 338 votes out of 597. Oli's PM candidacy was supported by UCPN-Maoists, Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, and Madhesi Rights Forum Democratic along with 13 other small parties. Brief Political History Mr Oli at the age of just 14 years, started involving in the political activities since 1966 with the influence of Marxism-Leninism political philosophy.He was granted the Member of Communist Party of Nepal in Feb-1970 and became the member of area committee in 1970. After receiving Party membership he promptly started and involved in underground politics against autocratic partyless Panchayat System in 1970. At the time he worked jointly with other Jhapali revolutionary including Ramnath Dahal, Netra Ghimire, Biren Singh Rajbansi, Krishna Kuikel and Narayan Shrestha who had got martyrdom at Sukhani jungle of Jhapa in 2029 BS. He was arrested for the first time in 1970. He became district committee member of party in 1971 and Chief of the Jhapa Movement Organizing Committee in 1972. Again he got arrested and imprisoned and put in the various jails and toxic cells for 14 consecutive years from 1973 to 1987. He released from jail in 1987 and get held the position of Central Committee Member of the CPN (ML) in 1987. He worked as Party In-charge for Lumbini Zone till April 1990. He held the position of Standing committee member and chief of foreign department of CPN (UML) since 1992. He is the Founder president of the National Democratic Youth Federation of Nepal(DNYF), a sister organization of the party in 1990. He was elected as Member of the parliament in the House of Representatives (HOR) from Jhapa district constituency no. 6 since 1991 and from Jhapa constituency no. 2 in 1999 as well. he also held the responsibility of Chief of the Investigation Commission constituted by CPN (UML) to investigate into the Dasdhunga Jeep Accident (May 16, 1993) for the inquiry on death of CPN (UML) the then General Secretary Madan Kumar Bhandari and party's Organization Department Chief Jeeb Raj Ashrit in May 1993. Mr Oli was the Presidium member of Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organization Nepal in 1994 and president of AAPSO since 2000. He had taken the responsibility of Cabinet Ministers at different periods: His tenure as Home Minister was highly remarked for success during the premiership of First Communist prime Minister Mr Manmohan Adhikari from 1994- 1995. Political career KP began his political career in 1966 and was influenced by Marxism-Leninism. He became a member of the Communist Party of Nepal in February 1970. He became involved in subversive politics in contradiction of the tyrannical party-less Panchayat System in that time. For his activities, he was arrested for the first time in 1970. A year later he became the District committee member of party and soon the Chief of the Jhapa Movement Organizing Committee in 1972. For his movement, Oli was arrested and imprisoned for 14 consecutive years from 1973 to 1987. After being released in 1987, he became a Central committee member of UML as an in-charge for Lumbini Zone until 1990. He then went on to hold the post of chief of foreign department of CPN (UML) in 1992. Oli became the Founder president of the National Democratic Youth Federation of Nepal(DNYF).

• published: 15 Nov 2015
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