Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan

Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan is a Nepali politician belonging to Rastriya Prajatantra Party. Pradhan had been the chief of Nepal Police during the Maoist's Insurgency.^[1]

Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan
ध्रुव बहादुर प्रधान
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 2023
Preceded by	Devendra Raj Kandel
Constituency	Nawalparasi West 2
Vice president of Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 2021
President	Rajendra Lingden
President of Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC)
In office 2006–2014
Succeeded by	Jeevan Ram Shrestha
17th Inspector General of Nepal Police
In office 1996 March – 1996 December
Monarch	King Birendra
Preceded by	Achyut Krishna Kharel
Succeeded by	Achyut Krishna Kharel
Personal details
Born	(1949-01-01) 1 January 1949 (age 76) Kathmandu, Nepal
Citizenship	Nepalese
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Parents	Rudra Bahadur Pradhan (father) Jagat Kumari Pradhan (mother)
Residence(s)	Chakrapath, Ring Road, Kathmandu
Alma mater	Tribhuvan University
Occupation	Politician Police officer
Awards	Police long service Medal Tri Shakti Patta Class III Gorkha Dakshin Bahu Class II German Order Birendra Aishwarya Medal

Pradhan is the current Vice president of Rastriya Prajatantra Party elected from the 2021 general convention of Rastriya Prajatantra Party.^[2]

Police career

Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan was appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) in 1997 A.D., but was then replaced by his predecessor, Achyut Krishna Kharel, due to certain "political instabilities (Bam Dev Gautam)", before again becoming IGP.

Political life

Former IGP Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan, is currently Vice president of Rastriya Prajatantra Party. Pradhan was elected as the Vice president of Rastriya Prajatantra Party from the Kamal Thapa panel.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}