Ram Bahadur Rawal
Ram Bahadur Rawal | |
|---|---|
रामबहादुर रावल | |
| Press Advisor to Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 12 January 2026 – Present | |
| Prime Minister | Sushila Karki |
| Press Co-ordinator to Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 15 October 2025 – 12 January 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Sushila Karki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1983 (age 42) |
| Alma mater | Tribhuvan University |
| Occupation | Journalist, Communications advisor |
Ram Bahadur Rawal is a Nepali journalist and Communication Advisor. He has served since October 2025 in the Secretariat of Prime Minister of Nepal Sushila Karki as her key communication aide, serving first as Press Co-ordinator and later as Press Advisor.[1][2][3]
Career
He has spent over two decades in Nepali journalism working across different media platforms.[4] Most of his career spreads across magazine journalism and in Television. During Nepal's post-war political transition, he was with Nepal Magazine, where he wrote dozens of cover stories on Nepal's peace process and fragile politics surrounding constitution making.[5] Prior to joining the Prime Minister's team, he was the editor of NepalKhabar, a Nepali news portal.[6] He earlier worked with Kantipur Television and Galaxy 4K TV. He has also worked with Nepal FM 91.8 Radio,[7] Drishti weekly[8].
He was beaten up by Nepal army personnel during the Maoist insurgency in 2005 while reporting the traditional Deuda Dance in his home district Bajura and sustained injuries on his head and eyes according to a report by Federation of Nepali Journalist (FNJ).[9][10]
Awards
References
- ^ "Journalist Rawal appointed PM Karki's press coordinator". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ "Rawal appointed PM Karki's press coordinator". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ "Prime Minister Sushila Karki elevates Ram Rawal to the Role of Press Advisor". The Diplomat Nepal (in Nepali). 2026-01-15. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ^ "PM appoints Ram Rawal as press coordinator". en.nepalkhabar.com. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ "नेपालको संविधान निर्माणमा बाह्य चासो धेरै थियो". नेपालको संविधान निर्माणमा बाह्य चासो धेरै थियो. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ "PM appoints Ram Rawal as press coordinator". en.nepalkhabar.com. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ "Nepal FM 91.8 MHZ — Network".
- ^ "Drishti News".
- ^ "2005-10-28 - incident - Bajura district | २०६२-०७-११ - घटना - बाजुरा जिल्ला".
- ^ "Journalist attacked by soldiers; government stands by media restrictions; radio stations defy summons". 2005-11-11.
- ^ "कानुनी पत्रकारिता पुरस्कार रावल र दुलाललाई- समाचार - कान्तिपुर समाचार". ekantipur.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-29.
- ^ "My Republica - NBA awards Nagarik journo Dulal".