Parmanand Jha Net Worth

Background and career

Parmanand Jha (Nepali: परमानन्द झा; born 1946) is a Nepali politician who served as the first vice president of Nepal from 23 July 2008 to 31 October 2015 following his term as a Supreme Court judge.

Jha was born to Nepali parents and brought Bihar in Darbhanga district in the Indian state of Bihar; this took place at his maternal uncle's home, according to Hindu traditions. His father hails from the Mithila region of Nepal, making him a descendant native citizen and federal subject of Nepal. Jha resigned as a judge in December 2007 after he was not proposed by the Judicial Council.. Later, Jha joined political life and became a member of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum. On 19 July 2008, he was elected as Vice-President of Nepal by the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly.

He began his first term of office as Vice-President of Nepal on 23 July 2008 by taking the oath of office from President Ram Baran Yadav at the Sheetal Niwas Presidential Palace in Maithili (despite he intended to take oath in Hindi) in the presence of Prime Minister Girijaprasad Koirala and others.