Khadgajeet Baral

Khadgajeet Baral (Nepali: खड्गजीत बराल) OGDB, OTSP (April 17, 1928 – May 19, 2021) was a Nepalese politician and social worker. After serving as the Inspector General of Nepal Police[3] he also served as Ambassador of Nepal to Burma, Indonesia and French Indochina (Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam),[4] as a Chief Liaison Officer of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC),[5][6] [7] and also as a Member of Parliament (MP) of Nepal.

Inspector General of Nepal Police (IGP)
Khadgajeet Baral
श्री खड्गजीत बराल
OGDB OTSP
Inspector General of Nepal Police
Preceded byRom Bahadur Thapa
Succeeded byDurlav Kumar Thapa
Founder President of Nepal Hockey Association[1]
Preceded byFirst
Succeeded byUnknown
Vice-President of Nepal Badminton Association[2]
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byUnknown
Ambassador of Nepal to Myanmar
Prime MinisterSurya Bahadur Thapa
Preceded bySaardul Rana
Succeeded byDivya Bhatta
Ambassador of Nepal to French Indochina and Indonesia
Prime MinisterSurya Bahadur Thapa
Preceded byShardul Shumsher JBR
Succeeded byDr. Divya Dev Bhatta
Member of Nepalese Legislature
Prime MinisterLokendra Bahadur Chand
DeputyUnknown
President of Royal Nepal Golf Club
DeputyUnknown
Preceded byPyush Bahadur Amatya
Succeeded byVinode Shumsher Rana
Chief Liaison Officer of the United Nations
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
DeputyUnknown
President of Nepal Judo Association
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byUnknown
Personal details
Born(1928-04-17)April 17, 1928
Nawalparasi District, Nepal
DiedMay 19, 2021(2021-05-19) (aged 93)
CitizenshipNepalese
RelationsBahadur Singh Baral (father)
Ranjeet Baral (son)
Children3
Residence(s)Kathmandu, Bagmati Zone, Nepal
Alma materAgra University (B.A.)
Patna University (M.A.)
OccupationPolice officer
Diplomat
Politician
Social Worker
AwardsTri Shakti Patta Class I
{{{blank2}}}Gorkha Dakshin Bahu Class I
{{{blank3}}}Life Time Achievement Award

Career in Law Enforcement

Inspector General of Nepal Police

Khadgajeet Baral was promoted to Inspector General of Police (IGP) at the age of 43, becoming one of the youngest police chiefs in the history of Nepal.[8][9] He was the first post graduate police officer to be recommended by the then 'National Public Service Commission'[10] to His Majesty's Government as the Inspector-General of Police.[11]

IGP Baral and his predecessor, IGP Rom Bahadur Thapa, are the only pair to remain chiefs for a period of six years, the standard tenure being four years.[12][13]

During his tenure as police chief,[14][15] Baral was known for his work in the administrative sectors of the Nepal Police. The establishments of the Kanun Sakha and Engineering Sakha in the Nepal Police Headquarters are a few of his accomplishments. He established the Nepal Police Mountaineering & Adventure Foundation; it conquered many Himalayan peaks, exclusively by Nepalese mountaineers; the Tukuche Himal (6921m) and Pabil Himal (7104m) conquered in 1976 A.D. and 1978 A.D. respectively are prime examples.[16][17] The construction of the Birendra Police Hospital (present-day Nepal Police Hospital) also commenced in his tenure.[18] I.G.P. Baral's remarkable establishment of the Nepal Police Flying Squad in 1975, which consisted of four imported state-of-the-art vehicles from China and about a dozen elite Nepalese officers, for crime prevention, is considered admirable even now.[19][20]

I.G.P. Baral was a major reformist in Nepal Police.[21][22][23][24] [25] He had made rations available to all of the low-ranking police personnel and made the provision of barracks possible. In order to manage the busy traffic in the Kathmandu valley, he introduced 'Mounted Police', i.e. traffic police officers on horses.[26]

Ambassador to Burma

During the reign of the then King Birendra, Khadgajeet Baral had been appointed the Royal Ambassador of Nepal to Burma (Myanmar) for a six-year tenure.[27]

Ambassador to French Indochina and Indonesia

Khadgajeet Baral had also been accredited the Royal Ambassador of Nepal to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam during the same time when he had been the ambassador to Myanmar.

During Ambassador Baral's six-year tenure as an accredited ambassador to French Indo-China and Indonesia, there had arisen some political tension between the neighboring countries Indonesia and Malaysia. K.J.S. Baral had used this an opportunity to make use of his diplomatic skills to establish diplomatic relations between Nepal and Indonesia.[28]

Contribution to sports
Former Vice-President of Nepal Badminton Association (NBA), KJS Baral, after being felicitated with the "Nepal Badminton Samman 2069" on the auspicious occasion of the 36th National Badminton Competition 2069 by NBA in 2013 for his contributions to development of Badminton in Nepal during his tenure as vice-president.

Baral had also served as the Vice President of the Nepal Badminton Association after his retirement from law enforcement.[29][30]

Nepal Judo Association

Baral had served as the President of the Nepal Judo Association for six years during the 1990s. During his tenure as president, many reforms were introduced in Nepalese Judo. During the second 'Rajiv Gandhi International Judo Championship' of 1995, the then President Baral had led a Judo team from Nepal to compete during the championship.[31][32]

Nepal Hockey Association

Baral is responsible for introducing hockey and making it famous in Nepal, and as such, is regarded as the Pioneer of Nepalese Hockey.[33]

Retired life

Rtd. Hon. Khadgajeet Baral was an active member of "The Rotary Club Of Pashupati" [34][35][36] and an active golfer at the Royal Nepal Golf Club (RNGC).[37][38][39][40]

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  17. "Shiro Kurauchi: I first came to Nepal in October 1977 after the Nepal Police invited me to organize a mountaineering course for police officials. The then IGP, Baral, wanted to establish a mountaineering academy in Lamjung. The idea was to organize expeditions with just Nepali members. The IGP asked one of his friends to look for someone who could come to Nepal and organize such as course...When I used to go on drives with IGP Baral along the Ring Road, I would only see bicycles". Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
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  23. "सत्ता र स्वार्थको घेरामा प्रहरी... खड्गजीत बरालका विचारमा विगतका कमीकमजोरी सुधार्दै आगामी चुनौतीको सामना गर्नुको विकल्प छैन । प्रहरी दिवसको सन्दर्भ पारेर पूर्वआईजीपी बराल भन्छन्, "कमीकमजोरी सबैबाट हुन्छन्, त्यसलाई सुधार्दै संगठनको प्रभावकारिता र आम जनताप्रति विश्वसनियता जगाउँदै अघि बढ्नु अहिलेको आवश्यकता हो ।"...Karobar Daily". Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  24. "रहेनन् विवादित पूर्वआईजीपी लामा... खड्गजीत बराल नेपाल प्रहरीको इतिहासमा सबैभन्दा कुशल र सक्षम आईजीपीको रूपमा लामालाई लिन्छन् । बहालवाला तथा अवकाशप्राप्त प्रहरी अधिकारीहरू ६३ वर्ष लामो प्रहरीको इतिहासमा बरालपछि संगठनलाई सफल र सक्षम नेतृत्व प्रदान गर्नेमा उनै लामालाई लिइन्छ । ...Karobar Daily". Archived from the original on 2015-02-11.
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  29. "विकाशलाई पराजित गर्दै रत्नजित राष्ट्रिय च्याम्पियन...सम्मानित हुने ब्यक्तित्वहरुमा नेपाल ब्याडमिन्टन संघका पूर्व अध्यक्ष शुसिल शमसेर जवरा जो संघको मानार्थ आजीवन अध्यक्ष हुनु हुन्छ । उहााको बागदरवारस्थित घरको कोठाबाट सुरु भएको खेल संस्था आज राष्ट्रिय खेलकुद परिषदको नाममा परिचित छ । त्यस्तै पूर्व उपाध्यक्ष प्रभु शमसेर जवरा, पूर्व अध्यक्ष विरेन्द्र बहादुर शाह, पूर्व उपाध्यक्ष खड्गजीत बराल (उहाा पूर्व प्रहरी महानिरीक्षक पनि हुनु हुन्छ), यस्तै अन्तराष्ट्रिय खेलाडी अक्रुर नरसिंह राणा, मोहनबहादुर शाही, त्रिरत्न मानन्धर, डा. सिंह बहादुर बस्नेत र दिलेन्द्र विर पाण्डे रहेका छन् ।". Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
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  40. "'कसौटिमा नेपाल प्रहरी'....उक्त अवसरमा उहाँले प्रहरी संगठनको सेवाको ऐतिहासिक अवस्थाको बारेमा चर्चा गर्नुहुदै नेपाल प्रहरी संगठन यस्तो संस्था हो जसले प्रजातन्त्रको लागि ठूलो महत्व राखेको छ । प्रहरी संगठनले दिइने सेवामा समयानुकुल आफुलाइ परिमाजिर्त गर्दै लगेको बताउनुहुदै उहाँले राष्ट्रको सुरक्षाको लागि देशको कुना काप्चामा पुग्ने प्रहरी कर्मचारीहरुले गरेको कार्यका बारेमा राम्रो र नराम्रो क्रियाकलाप हुनु स्वभाविक रहेको बताउनुभयो । प्रहरी संगठनको बृत्ति विकास प्रहरी आपैmले गर्न सक्छ भन्नुुहदै उहाँले प्रहरीको व्यवसायीकता सभ्यताको प्रतिक रहेकोले प्रहरीले नागरिकलाई दिइने सेवामा पारदर्शी, स्वच्छता र उत्कृष्ठ हुनुपर्ने बताउनुभयो । देशमा शान्ति सुरक्षा कायम गरी गतिशिलता प्रदान गर्न नेपाल प्रहरीलाई यस पुस्तकबाट आसातित सहयोग पुग्ने समेत उहाँले बताउनुभयो ।". Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
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