Prabhu Ram Sharma
General Prabhu Ram Sharma | |
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महारथी श्री प्रभु राम शर्मा | |
| Chief of the Army Staff, Nepal | |
| In office 9 September 2021 – 8 September 2024 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Preceded by | Purna Chandra Thapa |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Raj Sigdel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1964 |
| Awards | Prabal Jana Sewa Shree Padak Suprabal Janasewa Shree |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Nepal |
| Branch/service | Nepal Army |
| Years of service | 1984 – 2024 |
| Rank | General |
General Prabhu Ram Sharma (Nepali: प्रभु राम शर्मा; born 5 January 1964) was the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Nepalese Army from 9 September 2021 to 8 september 2024. He took the oath from the president of Nepal on 9 September 2021. He succeeded General Purna Chandra Thapa.
Sharma was born on 5 January 1964, in Kathmandu. He was commissioned into the Nepal Army in 1984 as a Second Lieutenant in the Purano Gorakh Battalion. He has a master's degree in history from Tribhuwan University and master of philosophy in Defense and Strategic Study from University of Madras.
Sharma is married to Sunita Sharma and has two daughters.
Sharma was conferred as the honorary General of the Indian Army by the Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on 10 November 2021 while Sharma was on a four-day long visit to India.