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Rabi Lamichhane
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| रवि लामिछाने | |
Rabi Lamichhane during a Media Briefing
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 6 March 2024 – 15 July 2024 Serving with Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Raghubir Mahaseth
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| President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Purna Bahadur Khadka |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Man Singh Bishnu Prasad Paudel |
| In office 26 December 2022 – 27 January 2023 Serving with Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Rajendra Prasad Lingden
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| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Raghubir Mahaseth Rajendra Mahato |
| Succeeded by | Purna Bahadur Khadka |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 6 March 2024 – 15 July 2024 |
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| President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Narayan Kaji Shrestha |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Lekhak |
| In office 26 December 2022 – 27 January 2023 |
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| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Bal Krishna Khand |
| Succeeded by | Narayan Kaji Shrestha |
| Chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party | |
| Assumed office 29 January 2023 |
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| Preceded by | Dol Prasad Aryal (acting) |
| In office 1 July 2022 – 27 January 2023 |
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| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Dol Prasad Aryal (acting) |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 28 April 2023 |
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| Preceded by | Krishna Bhakta Pokhrel |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Chitwan 2 |
| In office 22 December 2022 – 27 January 2023 |
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| Preceded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Chitwan 2 |
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| Born | 11 June 1975 Nagarkot, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepalese (until 2007; 2023-present) American (2007–2017) |
| Political party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
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Isha Lamichhane
(m. 1995; div. 2019)Nikita Poudel
(m. 2019) |
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Rabi Lamichhane (Nepali: रवि लामिछाने) is a well-known Nepalese politician. He used to be an American citizen before becoming a Nepalese citizen again. He has served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Nepal.
Before becoming a politician, Mr. Lamichhane was a popular journalist and TV host. He became a member of the House of Representatives for the Chitwan 2 area in April 2023. He had also held this position briefly from December 2022 to January 2023.
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TV Career
Rabi Lamichhane became famous as a TV host. He hosted a show on News24 where he tried to set a world record. In April 2013, he hosted a talk show for over 62 hours! This set a new Guinness World Record at the time. During the show, he talked to politicians, journalists, and famous people. He also took calls from viewers.
Later, he hosted popular shows like Sidha Kura Pradhanmantri Sanga (which means "Straight Talk with the Prime Minister"). He interviewed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Nepal Television and News 24. After that, he hosted Sidha Kura Janata Sanga ("Straight Talk with the People") on News24. In 2021, he left News24 to start a new version of his show called Sidha Kura on Galaxy 4K TV.
Political Journey
In June 2022, Rabi Lamichhane decided to leave his TV career. He wanted to run in the 2022 general elections. His goal was to become a member of the House of Representatives.
Just a few days later, on June 21, 2022, he announced that he was starting a new political party. This party is called the Rastriya Swatantra Party. He then ran for election in the Chitwan 2 area.
First Election Win
Mr. Lamichhane won the election in Chitwan 2 with a lot of votes. He received 34,312 more votes than the person who came in second place. He defeated Nepali Congress's Umesh Shrestha and CPN (UML)'s Krishna Bhakta Pokhrel.
After the election, his party supported Pushpa Kamal Dahal to become the Prime Minister. Rabi Lamichhane then became the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Home Affairs. This meant he was in charge of important government work related to the country's safety and internal affairs.
A Challenge and Re-election
During his first election campaign, some people questioned his citizenship. They said he had not properly given up his American citizenship when he became a Nepalese citizen again. In Nepal, you cannot be a citizen of two countries at the same time.
In January 2023, the Supreme Court of Nepal made a decision. They ruled that Mr. Lamichhane had not followed the correct steps to get his Nepalese citizenship back. Because of this, he was no longer considered a legal Nepalese citizen. This meant he had to step down from his roles as Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister.
After this, he quickly got his Nepalese citizenship properly. Then, he ran in a special election, called a by-election, for his old seat in Chitwan 2. This by-election was held in April 2023. He won again, this time with even more votes than before!
About His Life
Rabi Lamichhane was married to Isha Lamichhane for 24 years. They divorced in 2019, after being separated for 10 years. On January 21, 2019, he married Nikita Poudel. At that time, she was the head of the Nepal Film Development Board.
See also
- Rastriya Swatantra Party
