Order of Precedence in Nepal

The Order of precedence of Nepal is the protocol list(hierarchy of important positions) in which the functionaries and officials are listed according to their rank and office in the Government of Nepal. The new order was endorsed by government in Feb 2013. The earlier order was made in 1990 following the restoration of democracy in which PM was in the 10th position after the members of the then royal family. But after the declaration of republic in 2008 there was absence of such a state protocol even more than four years.^[1][2][3]

The Nepalese Table of Order of Precedence

Order	Position	Incumbents
1	President	- Bidhya Devi Bhandari
2	Vice-President	- Nanda Bahadur Pun[4]
3	Prime Minister	- Puspa Kamal Dahal Prachanda
4	Chief Justice	- Sushila Karki
5	Chairman of Constituent Assembly/Speaker	- Onshari Gharti
6	Former Presidents	- Dr. Ram Baran Yadav
	Deputy Prime Ministers	- Bimalendra Nidhi, - Krishna Bahadur Mahara
7	Ministers	http://opmcm.gov.np/en/cabinet/
	Leader of the Opposition Party	- Khadga Prasad Oli
	Former Vice-Presidents	- Parmananda Jha
	Former Prime Ministers	- Sher Bahadur Deuba, - Lokendra Bahadur Chand, - Madhav Kumar Nepal, - Jhala Nath Khanal, - Baburam Bhattarai, - Khil Raj Regmi, - Khadga Prasad Oli
	Former Chief Justices
	Deputy Speaker	- Ganga Prasad Yadav
8	State Ministers
	Presidents of Parliamentary Committees
9	Vice Chair of National Planning Commission	- Min Bahadur Shrestha
	Chancellors of Academies
10	Supreme Court Justices Members of Judicial Council
11	Assistant Ministers
12	Members of Parliament
13	Chiefs of Constitutional Bodies	- Vacant, - Umesh Mainali, - Bhanu Prasad Acharya, - Ayodhi Prasad Yadav, - Anup Raj Sharma - Surya Kiran Gurung -Lokendra Mallik
	Attorney General	- Raman Kumar Shrestha
	Chief Secretary	- Som Lal Subedi
	Chief of Army Staff	- Rajendra Kshetri
	General Secretary of Parliament Secretariat	- Manohar Prasad Bhattarai
14	Chief Justices of Appellate Courts
	Members of National Planning Commission
	Members of Constitutional Bodies	- Lila Udasi Khanal - Madhabi Bhatta Parajuli - Manchala Kumari Jha - Sudip Pathak
	Governor of Central Bank of Nepal	- Chiranjibi Nepal
	Vice-Chancellors of Universities
15	Government Secretaries Special Class Officers Foreign Ambassadors Secretary General of SAARC Nepal’s Ambassadors Supreme Court Register Deputy Attorney Generals Appellate Court Justices
16	Lieutenant Generals of Nepal Army Chief of Nepal Police Chief of Armed Police Force Chief of Department of National Intelligence UN Residential Coordinator
17	Major Generals of Nepal Army Additional Inspector Generals of Nepal Police Additional Inspector Generals of Armed Police Force Deputy Chief Investigation Officers of Department of National Intelligence
18	Presidents of District Development Committees Chiefs of Metropolitan Cities
19	Joint Secretaries First Class Gazetted Officials (like chief district officers) Director Generals District Court Judges Chiefs of Sub-Metropolitan Cities Mayors Vice-Presidents of District Development Committees Deputy Mayors
20	Consul Generals Chiefs of Public Services Utilities
21	Brigadier Generals of Nepal Army Deputy Inspector Generals of Nepal Police Deputy Inspector Generals of Armed Police Force Deputy Inspector Generals of Intelligence Department
22	Colonels of Nepal Army Senior Superintendents of Nepal Police Senior Superintendents of Armed Police Force Senior Superintendents of Intelligence Department
23	Under Secretaries Directors of Various Government Entities Second Class Gazetted Officials (like local development officers)
24	Lieutenant Colonels of Nepal Army Superintendents of Nepal Police Superintendents of Armed Police Force Superintendents of Intelligence Department
25	Majors of Nepal Army Deputy Superintendents of Nepal Police Deputy Superintendents of Armed Police Force Chairpersons of Village Development Committees
26	Captains of Nepal Army Section Officers Vice-Chairpersons of Village Development Committees
27	Lieutenants of Nepal Army Inspectors of Nepal Police Inspectors of Armed Police Force Inspectors of Intelligence Department
28	Second Lieutenant of Nepal Army

Order of Precedence 1990 to 2007

From the start of the parliamentary monarchy system in 1990 to the abolition of the monarchy in 2007, a different Order of precedence Table was in force in Nepal, one which gave more precedence to royal family members and career bureaucrats and Army officers over that of Members of Parliament.

The Nepalese Table of Order of Precedence

Order	Position	Incumbents
1	King of Nepal and Spouse
2	The Royal Mother (Surviving wife of the former King) Crown Prince of Nepal and spouse
3	Siblings of the King and next-in-line to Crown Prince.
4	Children of the King Children of the Crown Prince
5	Children of the siblings of the King
6	Parents and siblings of the King's Spouse Parents and siblings of the spouse of the Crown Prince
7	Parents and siblings of the spouses of the siblings of the King Parents and Siblings of the King's Mother
8	Spouses of the Children of the King
9	Spouses of the Children of the Crown prince and the siblings of the King
10	Prime Minister of Nepal Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal Chief Justice of Nepal
11	Speaker of the Parliament Cabinet Ministers/His Majesty's Ministers holding Cabinet portfolio
12	Justices of the Supreme Court Attorney General Cabinet Secretary of Nepal Chief of Army Staff of Royal Nepal Army Chief Secretary of Nepal Deputy Speaker of the Parliament
13	Deputy and Assistant Ministers Chief Justices of Regional Appellate Courts Governor of Royal Bank of Nepal Lieutenant Generals/General Officers Commanding of Royal Nepal Army Additional Cabinet Secretaries/Ministry Heads of Civil Service Director General of the Royal Nepal Police Director General of the Royal Nepal Armed Police Force
14	Members of Parliament Regional Appellate Court Justices Ambassadors of the Republic of India and People's Republic of China Deputy Attorney Generals Major Generals of Royal Nepal Army Additional/Principal Secretaries of Government departments/Chief Regional Officers Additional Director-Generals of Royal Nepal Police and Armed Police
15	Foreign Ambassadors Secretary General of SAARC Nepal’s Ambassadors Supreme Court Register
16	Joint Secretaries of Civil Service/Chief Zonal Officers Brigadier General of Royal Nepal Army Inspector Generals/Zonal Police Officers of the Royal Police and Armed Police Defence Attache of Republic of India and People's Republic of China
17	Colonel of Royal Nepal Army Deputy Secretary of Civil Service/Chief District Officers Senior Superintendents of Police/Battalion Commanders/Chief District Police officers of the Royal Nepal Police and Armed Police Force Chairmen of Municipalities and Jilla Councils

See also

• List of heads of state by diplomatic precedence
• Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu

References

1. "Govt enforces new order of precedence". nepalnews.com. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
2. "Cabinet puts seal on new republican state protocol". Kathmandu post. 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
3. "Govt okays new republican state protocol". ekantipur.com. 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
4. ":: Office of Vice President of Nepal ::". उपराष्‍ट्रपतिको कार्यालय. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2014-12-31. zero width joiner character in |website= at position 7 (help)