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Balendra Shah: Head of government, Nepal

Balendra Shah is the head of government of Nepal, listed by the United Nations as “Prime Minister of Nepal”.

Posts held

• Prime Minister of Nepal (head of government), Nepal. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Where Balendra Shah sits in the ladder of power

As head of government, Balendra Shah works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Nepal (regions, cities).

Above that, Nepal is a member of:

• United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
• International Monetary Fund level 9
• World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in Nepal

• Ramchandra Paudel President of Nepal, Nepal
• Shisir Khanal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal, Nepal

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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