The former Chief Justice Sushila Karki has been appointed as the first female Prime Minister. Sher is also the first female Chief Justice. She was appointed as the Prime Minister by President Ram Chandra Paudel in line with Article 61 (4) of the Constitution.
Former Prime Minister, the Chief Justice, heads and representatives of various diplomatic missions have arrived at Sheetal Niwas for the oath-taking of the newly appointed Prime Minister Karki.
Earlier today, an agreement was reached between President Ramchandra Paudel, Chief of Army Staff Ashok Raj Sigdel, and representatives of the Gen Z to appoint former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the Prime Minister and dissolve the Parliament.
Karki has now been appointed as the Prime Minister. The President's Office has informed that the oath-taking ceremony will take place in a while.
High-ranking officials and distinguished personalities from various sectors have arrived at Sheetal Niwas to attend the oath-taking the ceremony.
Who is Sushila Karki?
Karki was born at Biratnagar in Morang on June 7, 1952. Karki served as a legal practitioner for 31 years in the legal field, nine years in the Supreme Court.
She comes from a political background. Her grandfather had become a lieutenant during the Rana regime. She joined school in 2015 BS and completed her SLC in 2025 BS from a school in Biratnagar.
Her family had a good term with BP Koirala, and her husband Durga Subedi is a freedom fighter. She completed her Bachelor's Degree in 2028 BS from Mahendra Morang Campus and Master's Degree in Political Science in 2033 BS. Likewise, she completed her Bachelor of Law from Tribhuvan University in 2034 BS.
She then started her legal career as Bar chair at Appellate Court, Biratnagar from 2035 BS. She became a senor advocate in 2061.
On January 22, 2009, she joined the Supreme Court as an ad hoc Justice and became a Justice in 2067 BS.
She assumed the role of Chief Justice on July 11, 2016, becoming the first female Chief Justice of Nepal, and retired on June 7, 2017.
She strongly supported the Gen Z movement and her support eventually paved the way for her to become the first female Prime Minister of Nepal.
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