Sher Dhan Rai

Sher Dhan Rai (Nepali: शेरधन राई; born 25 June 1970) is a Nepalese politician and former Chief Minister of Koshi Province, a province in eastern part of Nepal. He was elected parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML), the largest party in the provincial assembly, on 9 February 2018.^[1] Rai was subsequently appointed chief minister on 14 February 2018.^[2] He was previously elected to the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly, winning the Bhojpur–2 seat for the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).^[3][4][5] Rai also served as a cabinet minister in the Government of Nepal, and was appointed Minister of Information and Communications in the first Oli cabinet.

Sher Dhan Rai
शेरधन राई
Official portrait, 2018
1st Chief Minister of Koshi Province
In office 14 February 2018 – 26 August 2021
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Governor	Govinda Subba Somnath Adhikari Pyasi
Preceded by	Province established
Succeeded by	Bhim Acharya
Other senior positions Leader of the House in the Koshi Provincial Assembly In office 15 January 2018 – 26 August 2021 President Bidhya Devi Bhandari Preceded by Province established Succeeded by Bhim Acharya Ministry of Information and Communications (Nepal) In office 5 November 2015 – 14 August 2016 President Bidhya Devi Bhandari Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli Preceded by Minendra Rijal Succeeded by Ram Karki
Parliamentary offices Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha In office May 1999 – May 2002 Preceded by Dhan Harka Rai Succeeded by himself (as member of reinstated Hor) Constituency Bhojpur 2 Member of Interim legislature In office 28 April 2006 – 16 January 2008 Preceded by Himself (as member of Hor) Succeeded by Sudan Kirati (as member of CA) Constituency Bhojpur 2 Member of Legislature Parliament In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 Preceded by Sudan Kirati Succeeded by Constituency disestablished Constituency Bhojpur 2 Member of Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly In office 5 February 2018 – 2 September 2022 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Binod Rai
Constituency	Bhojpur 1(B)
Personal details
Born	(1971-02-23) February 23, 1971 (age 54) Bhojpur, Nepal
Political party	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (before 2018: since 2021)
Other political affiliations	Nepal Communist Party (2018 - 2021)
Spouse	Jangmu Enn Sherpa ​ (m. 2021)​
Education	Master's in Sociology

Personal life

Rai was born in Pasalbhanjyang, Thidingkha, Bhojpur in eastern Nepal in an agrarian family to Jagir Man Rai and Ramri Maya Rai. His father was elected thrice as village chief during the Panchayat period, and for two more terms after the Panchayat system was replaced by multi-party democracy.^[6] Rai has a post-graduate degree in Sociology. He married Jangmu Sherpa on 24 January, 2021.^[7]