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Bidya Devi Bhandari

Also known as Bidhya Bhandari, Bidhya Devi Bhandari

president of Nepal

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Bidya Devi Bhandari is the president of Nepal, serving as the country's head of state. Her role is significant because she represents Nepal's government at the national and international level and upholds the country's constitution.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Bidya Devi Bhandari is referenced by 350 other articles, and connects out to K. P. Sharma Oli, Ram Chandra Poudel and Mane Bhanjyang.

It is catalogued under topics including 1961 births, 21st-century Nepalese women politicians and 21st-century women presidents.

Its subject is documented across 79 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: Nepal
Place of birth: Mane Bhanjyang
Spouse: Madan Kumar Bhandari
Occupation: politician
Educated at: Tribhuvan University
Political party: Communist Party of Nepal
Languages spoken: Nepali
Religion: Hinduism
Academic degree: bachelor's degree
Official website: english.presidentofnepal.gov.np
Image: Shinzo Abe and Bidhya Devi Bhandari at the Enthronement of Naruhito (1) cropped.jpg
Number of children: 2

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date of birth: 1961-06-19
Commons category: Bidhya Devi Bhandari
name in native language: विद्यादेवी भण्डारी
candidacy in election: 2018 Nepalese presidential election
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Encyclopedic overview

Bidya Devi Bhandari (Nepali: विद्यादेवी भण्डारी; born 19 June 1961) is a Nepali former politician who served as the second president of Nepal from 2015 to 2023. She formerly served as the minister of defence and minister of environment and population.

She is the first woman to hold the presidential office in the country. She served as the vice-chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and was the chair of the All Nepal Women's Association before being elected president. Bhandari previously served as the Minister of Defence, the first woman to hold the office, from 2009 to 2011. She also served as the Minister of Environment and Population in 1997, and has been an active campaigner for environmental awareness and women's rights in Nepal. In June 2017, she visited the headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature in Gland, Switzerland and met with the director general Inger Andersen to discuss enhanced collaboration on nature conservation and sustainable development. In 2016, Forbes placed her at number 52 on its list of the world's 100 most powerful women.

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