Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda

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Pushpa Kamal Dahal (born Ghanashyam Dahal; 11 December 1954), also known as Prachanda, is a Nepalese politician. He has been prime minister of Nepal three times: from 2008 to 2009, from 2016 to 2017, and again from December 2022 until July 2024. His third term ended on 12 July 2024 after he lost a vote of confidence in parliament. After leaving office, Dahal became the Leader of the Opposition on 15 July 2024, remaining in that position until September 2025. He has been criticized for not fulfilling his promises of Nepalese civil war to citizens

Having been drawn to left-wing politics after seeing severe poverty during his youth, Dahal joined the Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention) in 1981, and later became general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) in 1989. This party later became the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Dahal was the leader of the CPN (M) during the country's civil war and subsequent peace process and the 1st Nepalese constituent assembly. In the 2008 elections, CPN(M) emerged as the largest party, and Dahal became prime minister in August of that year.