Ram Chandra Paudel Net Worth

Background and career

Ram Chandra Paudel (born 6 October 1944) is a Nepalese politician serving as the third president of Nepal since 2023. Paudel is a former senior leader of the Nepali Congress, he previously served as the speaker of the House of Representatives from 1994 to 1999, and was the deputy prime minister and Minister for Home Affairs from 1999 to 2002. First elected to parliament in 1991, Paudel served in numerous other ministerial positions and was the Leader of the Opposition from 2011 to 2013, as the parliamentary party leader of the Nepali Congress.

Ram Chandra Paudel was born on 6 October 1944 in a Bahun farming family in the remote village of Satiswara, located in the present-day Vyas Municipality of Tanahun District. He completed his secondary education (SLC) from Nandi Ratri Secondary School in Kathmandu and studied Sanskrit literature at the Nepal Sanskrit University from 1963 to 1967. He also completed a MA in Nepali literature from the Tribhuvan University in 1970, appearing in his examinations while being detained in prison for anti-Panchayat activities.