Dharmapaal Barsingh Thapa

Dharmapal Barsingh Thapa (Nepali: धर्मपाल वरसिँह थापा; 1939 – 16 May 2024) was a Nepali military officer who was the Chief of Army Staff (1995–1999) and Director of Avant venture.^[4]

His Excellency General Dharmapal Barsingh Thapa
धर्मपाल वरसिँह थापा
Official portrait, 1995
Chief of Army Staff of Nepal Army
In office 1995–1999
Preceded by	Gadul Shumsher J.B. Rana[1]
Succeeded by	Prajwal Shumsher J.B. Rana
Personal details
Born	1939 (1939) Bhurumkhel, Nepal
Died	16 May 2024 (aged 85) Kathmandu, Nepal
Parent	Netra Bahadur Thapa[2] (father)
Alma mater	Tribhuvan University, US Army War College[3]
Awards	Nepal Tara (First Class), Gorkha Dakshin Bahu (First Class)[4]
Military service
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Nepalese civil war

Thapa died of lung disease on 16 May 2024, at the age of 85.^[5]