Rabindra Pratap Shah
IGP Rabindra Pratap Shah | |
|---|---|
| रवीन्द्र प्रताप शाह | |
| Member of Nepalese Constituent Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| President | Dr. Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Sushil Koirala |
| 23rd Inspector General of Nepal Police | |
| In office 2 June 2011 – 12 September 2012 | |
| President | Dr. Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Jhalanath Khanal |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Chand Thakuri |
| Succeeded by | Kuber Singh Rana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1957 Maidi, Dhading District |
| Citizenship | Nepalese |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Political party | CPN-Maoist |
| Spouse | Sangam Shah |
| Relations | Bishnu Pratap Shah (Elder brother) |
| Children | Avishkar Pratap Shah (son) Vaishally Shah (daughter) |
| Alma mater | Tribhuvan University |
| Occupation | Politician, Police officer |
Hon. Rabindra Pratap Shah (born 27 June 1957) was, as of 2012, Inspector General of Nepal Police of the Nepal Police. On 2 June 2011, he assumed the duties of the chief of Nepal Police, after succeeding Ramesh Chand Thakuri. Shah was born in Maidi in the Dhading District, and graduated from Tribhuvan University with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.
Shah joined the Nepalese police service on 1 September 1982, as an Inspector of Police. Later he served sequentially as In-Charge of six District Police Offices and three Zonal Police Offices. He was promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police in 2006 and served as the Director of the Training Directorate as well as Chief of a Regional Police Office.[1]
As of 2014, Former police chief Rabindra Pratap Shah is now a Constituent Assembly (CA) member representing the UCPN (Maoist) party.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "IGP Biography" Nepal Police
- ^ "Ex-police officers in alternative professions".