Mohan Raj Malla

Mohan Raj Malla (Nepali: मोहन राज मल्ल, died 27 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.

Honourable
Mohan Raj Malla
मोहन राज मल्ल
Governor of Sudurpashchim Pradesh
In office
19 January 2019 – 3 November 2019
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Chief MinisterTrilochan Bhatta
Succeeded bySharmila Kumari Panta
Personal details
Died27 May 2021
Kathmandu, Nepal
NationalityNepalese
Political partyNepali Congress
Other political
affiliations		Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Residence(s)Bhajani Municipality, Kailali District
EducationMaster's in Political science
Alma materTribhuvan University

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

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


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