Bidya Devi Bhandari

Bidhya Devi Bhandari (Nepali: विद्या देवी भण्डारी; born 19 June 1961) is a Nepalese politician. She is the 2nd and current President of Nepal and commander in chief of Nepalese Armed Forces. She is the first woman to hold the office.^[1][2][3]

Her Excellency The Right Honourable Bidya Devi Bhandari विद्यादेवी भण्डारी
2nd President of Nepal
In office 28 October 2015 – 13 March 2023
Prime Minister	Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Pushpa Kamal Dahal Sher Bahadur Deuba Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Sher Bahadur Deuba
Vice President	Nanda Kishor Pun
Preceded by	Ram Baran Yadav
Succeeded by	Ram Chandra Poudel
Minister of Defence
In office 25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Madhav Kumar Nepal
Preceded by	Ram Bahadur Thapa
Succeeded by	Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
Minister for Environment and Population
In office 25 March 1997 – 7 October 1997
Monarch	King Birendra
Prime Minister	Lokendra Bahadur Chand
Member of the House of Representatives
In office November 1994 – April 2008
Preceded by	Daman Nath Dhungana
Succeeded by	Jhakku Prasad Subedi
Constituency	Kathmandu–2
In office January 1994 – August 1994
Preceded by	Madan Bhandari
Succeeded by	Man Mohan Adhikari
Constituency	Kathmandu–1
Member of Federal Parliament of Nepal
In office 28 May 2008 – 28 October 2015
Constituency	Party list
Personal details
Born	Bidya Pandey (1961-06-19) 19 June 1961 (age 64) Mane Bhanjyang, Bhojpur, Kingdom of Nepal (present day Mane Bhanjyang, Ramprasadrai R.M., Bhojpur, Province No. 1, Republic of Nepal
Political party	Independent (2015–present)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (before 2015)
Spouse(s)	Madan Bhandari ​ ​ (m. 1982; died 1993)​
Children	2
Parents	Ram Bahadur Pandey (father) Mithila Pandey (mother)
Education	Bidhdhodaya Higher Secondary School, Bhojpur
Alma mater	Tribhuvan University, (BA)