Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan

Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan
Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan
ध्रुव बहादुर प्रधान
Vice president of Rastriya Prajatantra Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2021
President	Rajendra Lingden
President of Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC)
	In office; 2006–2014
Succeeded by	Jeevan Ram Shrestha
17th Inspector General of Nepal Police
	In office; 1996 March – 1996 December
Monarch	King Birendra
Preceded by	Achyut Krishna Kharel
Succeeded by	Achyut Krishna Kharel
Personal details
Born	1st January, 1949
Citizenship	Nepalese
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Parents	Rudra Bahadur Pradhan (father); Jagat Kumari Pradhan (mother);
Residence(s)	Chakrapath, Ring Road, Kathmandu
Alma mater	Tribhuvan University
Occupation	Politician ; Police officer
Awards	Police long service Medal; Tri Shakti Patta Class III; Gorkha Dakshin Bahu Class II; German Order; Birendra Aishwarya Medal;

Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan is a Nepali politician belonging to Rastriya Prajatantra Party. Pradhan had been the chief of Nepal Police during the Maoist's Insurgency.^[1]

Police career

Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan was appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) in 1997 A.D., but was then replaced by his predecessor, Achyut Krishna Kharel, due to certain "political instabilities (Bam Dev Gautam)", before again becoming IGP.

As of 2014, Former IGP Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan, is a leader (General Secretary) of Rastriya Prajatantra Party and the President of the Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC).^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]