Ram Chandra Poudel

Ram Chandra Poudel (Nepali: राम चन्द्र पौडेल; born 15 October 1944) is a Nepali politician who was the third president of Nepal from March 2023 to September 2025. He used to be a senior leader of the Nepali Congress. Poudel became president on 9 March 2023.^[1]

His Excellency The Right Honourable Ram Chandra Poudel
रामचन्द्र पौडेल
Official portrait, 2024
3rd President of Nepal
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 March 2023
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal KP Sharma Oli Sushila Karki
Vice President	Nanda Kishor Pun Ram Sahaya Yadav
Preceded by	Bidya Devi Bhandari
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office 18 December 1994 – 23 March 1999
Monarch	Birendra
Deputy	Ram Vilas Yadav Lila Shrestha Subba
Preceded by	Daman Nath Dhungana
Succeeded by	Taranath Ranabhat
Ministerial positions Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs In office 1999–2002 Monarch Gyanendra Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Girija Prasad Koirala Sher Bahadur Deuba Minister for Peace and Reconstruction In office 2007–2008 President Girija Prasad Koirala (Acting) Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Minister for Local Development and Agriculture In office 1991–1994 Monarch Birendra Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala
Parliamentary offices Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha In office 22 December 2022 – 9 March 2023 Preceded by Krishna Kumar Shrestha Succeeded by TBD Constituency Tanahun 1 In office October 1994 – May 2002 Preceded by Govinda Raj Joshi Succeeded by Himself (as member of Constituent Assembly) Constituency Tanahun 2 In office May 1991 – August 1994 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Govinda Raj Joshi Constituency Tanahun 1 Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament In office 28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017 Preceded by Himself (as member of Pratinidhi Sabha) Succeeded by Kedar Sigdel (as member of Pratinidhi Sabha) Constituency Tanahun 2
Vice President of the Nepali Congress
In office 2008–2016
Preceded by	Prakash Man Singh Gopal Man Shrestha
Succeeded by	Bimalendra Nidhi
Personal details
Born	(1944-10-15) 15 October 1944 (age 81) Tanahun, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Independent (since 2023)
Other political affiliations	Nepali Congress (until 2023)
Spouse(s)	Sabita Poudel
Children	5
Parents	Rishima (mother) Durga Prasad (father)
Occupation	Politician

In September 2025, it was reported that Paudel was going to resign as president as a result of the 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests.^[2] However it was later confirmed that Poudel did not plan to resign.^[3] His official residence as president, the Rastrapati Bhawan, was also set on fire during the protests.^[4]