Nawal Kishor Sah

Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi (Nepali: नवल किशोर साह सुडी)^[1] is a Nepalese politician who currently serves as the Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizens in Nepal. He is a member of the Janata Samajwadi Party and was appointed to this position in July 2024. He previously served as the Minister for Forests and Environment, where he was involved in environmental protection initiatives.

Honourable Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi
नवल किशोर साह सुडी
Portrait of Sudi in 2019
Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens of Nepal
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 July 2024
President	Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime Minister	Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Preceded by	Bhagwati Chaudhary
Minister of Forests and Environment of Nepal
In office 10 March 2024 – 8 July 2024
President	Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded by	Birendra Prasad Mahato
Succeeded by	Aain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri
Minister for Social Development of Madhesh Province
In office 1 March 2018 – 11 January 2023
Governor	Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha Tilak Pariyar Rajesh Jha Hari Shankar Mishra
Chief minister	Lalbabu Raut
Preceded by	Provincial established
Succeeded by	Surita Kumari Sah
Deputy Chairman of People's Socialist Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2024
Preceded by	position established
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 December 2022
Preceded by	Surya Narayan Yadav
Constituency	Saptari 1
Member of the Madhesh Provincial Assembly
In office February 2018 – September 2022
Preceded by	Provincial established
Succeeded by	Sakil Miya
Constituency	Saptari 1(B)
Personal details
Born	(1947-09-27) September 27, 1947 (age 77)
Nationality	Nepalese
Political party	People's Socialist Party (Nepal)
Residence(s)	Kankalini Municipality, Saptari
Occupation	Politician

He is also the Deputy Chairman of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal.

A resident of Kankalini Municipality in Saptari, Sudi was elected as a Pratinidhi Sabha member in the 2017 Nepalese provincial elections from Saptari 1.^[2][3][4] He has described Constitution Day of Nepal, September 19 as a 'black day' for Madhesh.^[5][6]

Political career

Sah began his political career in 1967. He served as the Central Senior Vice-Chairperson of the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN).^[7] In the 2017 Nepalese provincial elections, he contested as the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal candidate from Saptari 1(B) constituency and won.^[8] In 2021, following the merger of RJPN into the People's Socialist Party, Nepal, he became a member of the newly formed party.^[9]

In May 2020, he played a crucial role in setting up Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines, one in Janakpur and the other one in Rajbiraj among the two machines bought by the state government.^[10][11]

In December 2020, he inaugurated a thirteen-room health post in Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality to ensure people that the government was working to provide health services in all local levels.^[12]

In June 2022, he inaugurated two-story building for Shree Faud Singh Janta Secondary School in Sarlahi District along with Consul General of India in Nepal, Nitesh Kumar.^[13]

Anti-Constitution protest

With the announcement of Constitution Day of Nepal on September 19 by the central government,^[14] Sah led anti-constitution protest in Saptari and Janakpur.^[5][15] Along with other Madhesh Province ministers, he marked the day as a Black Day for Madhesh.^[16]

Personal life

Nawal Kishor Sah was born on 27 September 1947 to parents, Bhola Sah and Kaushalya Devi.^{[citation needed]}

Electoral history

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Rastriya Janata Party Nepal	Nawal Kishor Sah	13,647
	Nepali Congress	Badri Narayan Mahatman Yadav	6,333
	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)	Sakil Ali Miya	6,257
	Others		879
Invalid votes			3,301
Result		RJPN gain
Source: Election Commission