Rabindra Pratap Shah

Hon. Rabindra Pratap Shah (born 27 June 1957) was, as of 2012, Inspector General of Nepal Police of the Nepal Police. On 2 June 2011, he assumed the duties of the chief of Nepal Police, after succeeding Ramesh Chand Thakuri. Shah was born in Maidi in the Dhading District, and graduated from Tribhuvan University with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

IGP
Rabindra Pratap Shah
रवीन्द्र प्रताप शाह
Member of Nepalese Constituent Assembly
Assumed office
2014
PresidentDr. Ram Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterSushil Koirala
23rd Inspector General of Nepal Police
In office
2 June 2011  12 September 2012
PresidentDr. Ram Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterJhalanath Khanal
Preceded byRamesh Chand Thakuri
Succeeded byKuber Singh Rana
Personal details
Born27 June 1957
Maidi, Dhading District
CitizenshipNepalese
NationalityNepalese
Political partyCPN-Maoist
SpouseSangam Shah
RelationsBishnu Pratap Shah (Elder brother)
ChildrenAvishkar Pratap Shah (son) Vaishally Shah (daughter)
Alma materTribhuvan University
OccupationPolitician, Police officer

Shah joined the Nepalese police service on 1 September 1982, as an Inspector of Police. Later he served sequentially as In-Charge of six District Police Offices and three Zonal Police Offices. He was promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police in 2006 and served as the Director of the Training Directorate as well as Chief of a Regional Police Office.[1]

As of 2014, Former police chief Rabindra Pratap Shah is now a Constituent Assembly (CA) member representing the UCPN (Maoist) party.[2]

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