1997 in Nepal

Incumbents

• Monarch: Birendra
• Prime Minister: Sher Bahadur Deuba ; Lokendra Bahadur Chand ; Surya Bahadur Thapa
• Chief Justice: Surendra Prasad Singh, Trilok Pratap Rana, Om Bhakta Shrestha

Events

• June – Inder Kumar Gujral, Prime Minister of India visits Nepal.

Births

• 22 January - Kushal Bhurtel
• 5 October – Aarif Sheikh

Deaths

• 11 September – Matrika Prasad Koirala
• 18 September – Ganesh Man Singh