Ram Baran Yadav

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Ram Baran Yadav (Template:Langx; Nepali: डा. राम वरण यादव; born 4 February 1948)[1] is a Nepali politician and physician who served as the first president of Nepal from 23 July 2008 to 29 October 2015, following the declaration of republic in 2008.[2] Previously, he served as Minister of Health from 1999 to 2001 and general secretary of the Nepali Congress.

Political life

Yadav served as Minister of State for Health from 1991 to 1994.[3] He was elected to the House of Representatives in the 1999 election as a candidate of the Nepali Congress, becoming the Minister of Health in the subsequent government.[4][5][6]

In May 2007, Yadav's residence in Janakpur was attacked by militants of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM). The JTMM put up a seizure notice at the house, hoisted their flags at it and detonated a bomb.[7] Yadav contested the Dhanusa-5 constituency in the April 2008 Constituent Assembly election and won the seat, obtaining 10,392 votes.[8]

Yadav was elected as the first President of Nepal in a second round of voting on 21 July 2008. He received 308 out of the 590 votes cast in the Constituent Assembly,[9] defeating Ram Raja Prasad Singh, who had been nominated by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), in a second round of voting. Yadav was sworn in as president on 23 July 2008. Chief Justice of Nepal Kedar Prasad Giri administered the oath of office and secrecy to Yadav at Shital Niwas, Rastrapati Bhawan. Yadav also administered oath to Vice-president Parmananda Jha.[10]

Yadav discharged various responsibilities in the Nepali Congress Party. He was a member of the Central Working Committee for 15 years, and also a member of Parliamentary Board, and a member of the Discipline Committee of the Party. Before being elected as president, he was General Secretary of the Nepali Congress Party.[1]

File:Nepali President Ram Baran Yadav visiting a temple as head of the state.jpg
Ram Baran Yadav visiting a temple

See also

References

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Party political offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check General Secretary of the Nepali Congress
2006–2008
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Political offices
Preceded byas Acting Head of State Template:S-bef/check President of Nepal
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