Dharmapaal Barsingh Thapa

His Excellency General
Dharmapal Barsingh Thapa
धर्मपाल वरसिँह थापा
Official portrait, 1995
Chief of Army Staff of Nepal Army
In office
1995–1999
Preceded byGadul Shumsher J.B. Rana
Succeeded byPrajwal Shumsher J.B. Rana
Personal details
Born1939 (1939)
Bhurumkhel, Nepal
Died (aged 85)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Parent
  • Netra Bahadur Thapa (father)
Alma materTribhuvan University, US Army War College
AwardsNepal Tara (First Class), Gorkha Dakshin Bahu (First Class)
Military service
RankGeneral
Battles/warsNepalese civil war

Dharmapal Barsingh Thapa (Nepali: धर्मपाल वरसिँह थापा; 1939 – 16 May 2024) was a Nepali military officer who was the Chief of Army Staff (1995–1999) and Director of Avant venture.

Thapa died of lung disease on 16 May 2024, at the age of 85.