Ram Bahadur Thapa

Ram Bahadur Thapa
राम बहादुर थापा "बादल"
Deputy chairman of CPN (UML)
Assumed office
30 November 2021
Minister for Home Affairs
In office
26 February 2018  20 May 2021
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Oli
Preceded bySher Bahadur Deuba
Succeeded byKhagaraj Adhikari
Member of National Assembly from Bagmati
In office
2017  18 April 2021
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byDr. Khim Lal Devkota
Minister of Defence
In office
18 August 2008  25 May 2009
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Personal details
Born (1955-05-12) 12 May 1955
Gulmi, Nepal
Political partyCPN (UML) (2021-present)
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (2016-2018)
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) (2018-2021)

Ram Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: राम बहादुर थापा), also widely known by his nom de guerre Badal, is a Nepali politician and former Minister for Home Affairs. He is the vice president of CPN (UML).