Bhim Bahadur Rawal

Bhim Bahadur Rawal
भीम बहादुर रावल
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
In office
5 November 2015  1 August 2016
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterK.P. Oli
Defence Minister of Nepal
In office
5 November 2015  1 August 2016
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterK.P. Oli
Preceded bySushil Koirala (prime minister)
Succeeded byBal Krishna Khand
Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal
In office
2009–2011
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterMadhav Kumar Nepal
Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and Minister of Science and Technology
In office
1998–1999
MonarchBirendra Bir Bikram Shah
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Minister of State for Commerce, Tourism and Civil Aviation
In office
1994–1995
MonarchBirendra Bir Bikram Shah
Prime MinisterMan Mohan Adhikari
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
4 March 2018  18 September 2022
ConstituencyAchham 1
In office
October 1994  May 1999
Preceded byBal Bahadur Kunwar
Succeeded byGobinda Bahadur Shah
ConstituencyAchham 1
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office
21 January 2014  14 October 2017
Preceded bySher Bahadur Kunwor
ConstituencyAchham 1
Member of Constituent Assembly for
CPN (UML) party list
In office
28 May 2008  28 May 2012
Personal details
Born (1956-07-19) July 19, 1956
Achham, Nepal
Political partynone
Other political
affiliations
CPN (UML) (till 2024)
SpouseSangita Rawal
Parent(s)Moti Singh Rawal (father)
Dhana Shova Rawal(mother)
EducationTribhuvan University (PhD)

Dr. Bhim Bahadur Rawal (Nepali: डा.भीम बहादुर रावल) commonly known as Bhim Rawal is a Nepali politician who former Deputy Prime Minister & Defence Minister of Nepal in First Oli cabinet. He served as the Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal in Madhav Nepal cabinet. Belonging to the nationalist right wing of the party he is sometimes credited as the main fulcrum for the rightward turn of Oli.

Rawal has previously served as Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in Girija Prasad Koirala cabinet led by Nepali Congress from 1998 - 1999. He was taken as prospective CPN-UML chairman by his cadres during 2017 Nepalese legislative election campaign. After his lost in 10th general congress of CPN (UML) from KP Sharma Oli in chairman post gaining as low as 10% vote, his political future is said to be uncertain and was finally was expelled from the party in 2024.