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Quick facts for kids Honourable Rabi Lamichhane MP
रवि लामिछाने
Rabi Lamichhane during a Media Briefing in 2024
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
In office 6 March 2024 – 15 July 2024 Serving with Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Raghubir Mahaseth
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
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
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
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded by	Bal Krishna Khand
Succeeded by	Narayan Kaji Shrestha
Chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 January 2023
Preceded by	Dol Prasad Aryal (acting)
In office 1 July 2022 – 27 January 2023
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Dol Prasad Aryal (acting)
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 April 2023
Preceded by	Krishna Bhakta Pokhrel
Succeeded by	Himself
Constituency	Chitwan 2
In office 22 December 2022 – 27 January 2023
Preceded by	Himself
Constituency	Chitwan 2
Personal details
Born	(1975-09-14) 14 September 1975 (age 49) Nagarkot, Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality	Nepalese (until 2007; 2023–present) American (2007–2017)
Political party	Rastriya Swatantra Party
Spouse	Isha Lamichhane ​ ​ (m. 1995; div. 2019)​ Nikita Poudel ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	3 (2 daughters with Isha Lamichhane, 1 son from another relationship )
Parent	Lal Chandra Lamichhane (father)
Profession	Journalist Politician

Rabi Lamichhane (Nepali: रवि लामिछाने) is a Nepalese politician. He has served as Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Nepal. He is also the president of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, a political party he helped create.

Before becoming a politician, Mr. Lamichhane was a well-known journalist. He became a member of the House of Representatives for the Chitwan 2 area in April 2023. He had also represented this area from December 2022 to January 2023.

Broadcast Career

Rabi Lamichhane became famous as a television host. In April 2013, he hosted a talk show on News24. His goal was to set a world record for the longest talk show. He interviewed many people, including politicians, journalists, and celebrities. He also took calls from viewers.

He successfully set a Guinness World Record by staying on air for over 62 hours. However, this record has since been broken by another host. Later, he hosted popular shows like Sidha Kura Pradhanmantri Sanga (Straight Talk with the Prime Minister) on Nepal Television and News24. He also hosted Sidha Kura Janata Sanga (Straight Talk with the People) on News24. In January 2021, he left News24 to start a new version of his show called Sidha Kura on Galaxy 4K TV.

Political Career

On June 16, 2022, Rabi Lamichhane announced he was leaving Galaxy 4K TV. He wanted to run in the 2022 general elections. His goal was to win a seat in the House of Representatives.

Just a few days later, on June 21, 2022, he announced the creation of a new political party. This party is called the Rastriya Swatantra Party. He then registered to run for election in the Chitwan 2 area.

Mr. Lamichhane won the election with a large number of votes. He defeated candidates from other major parties. After the election, his party supported Pushpa Kamal Dahal to become the Prime Minister. Rabi Lamichhane then became the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs in the new government.

During his election campaign, there was a question about his citizenship. Nepali law does not allow a person to be a citizen of Nepal and another country at the same time. On January 27, 2023, the Supreme Court of Nepal made a decision. They ruled that Mr. Lamichhane had not properly re-obtained his Nepali citizenship after being an American citizen. Because of this, he was no longer considered a legal Nepali citizen. This decision meant he lost his positions as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs.

After this, Rabi Lamichhane quickly re-acquired his Nepali citizenship. He then ran again in a special by-election for his Chitwan 2 seat in April 2023. He was re-elected, winning with even more votes than in the 2022 general election.

Electoral History

2023 By-election

2022 General Election

Personal Life

Rabi Lamichhane is married to Nikita Poudel. They got married in January 2019. He has three children.

See also

• Rastriya Swatantra Party