Gajendra Hamal

Gajendra Bahadur Hamal (Nepali: गजेन्द्र बहादुर हमाल; born 19 February 1954^[1]) is a Nepali politician who was briefly the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies in the fifth Deuba cabinet. He resigned after only two days in office^[2] when his appointment became controversial after reports suggested he was appointed minister after his brother-in-law Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JBR,^[3] who had earlier reinstated parliament making it possible for Deuba to become prime minister, pressured the coalition partners to appoint two people close to him as ministers.^[4][5]

Gajendra Bahadur Hamal
गजेन्द्र बहादुर हमाल
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies
In office 8 October 2021 – 10 October 2021
President	Bidya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Sher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded by	Raj Kishor Yadav
Personal details
Born	Banke, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Nepali Congress

Hamal is a long-time district-level leader of Nepali Congress from Banke District.^[1]