Prakash Aryal

Prakash Aryal (pronunciation: [prʌkas ʌrjal]) was the 26th Chief of Nepal Police. He was appointed to the position on 10 April 2017, succeeding Upendra Kant Aryal, following a cabinet decision by the Government of Nepal.^[1] Aryal secured the role by earning 154.2 points in a work performance evaluation conducted by the Supreme Court of Nepal, narrowly surpassing his closest rival, DIG Nawaraj Silwal, who received 152.467 points. This appointment came after the Court revoked the February 12 decision of Nepal Government to appoint DIG Jaya Bahadur Chand after being challenged by senior-most DIG Nawaraj Silwal, Inspector General of Police (IGP).^[2]

I.G.P. Prakash Aryal
प्रकाश अर्याल
26th Inspector General of Nepal Police
In office 10 April 2017 – 11 April 2018
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Vice President	Nanda Kishor Pun
Preceded by	Upendra Kant Aryal
Succeeded by	Sarbendra Khanal
Personal details
Born	(1963-06-28) June 28, 1963 (age 62) Dang, Nepal
Citizenship	Nepalese
Nationality	Nepali
Alma mater	Tribhuvan University
Occupation	Police Officer