Nawal Kishor Sah
Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi is a Nepalese politician who currently serves as the Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizens in Nepal. He is a member of the Janata Samajwadi Party and was appointed to this position in July 2024. He previously served as the Minister for Forests and Environment, where he was involved in environmental protection initiatives.
He is also the Deputy Chairman of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal.
A resident of Kankalini Municipality in Saptari, Sudi was elected as a Pratinidhi Sabha member in the 2017 Nepalese provincial elections from Saptari 1. He has described Constitution Day of Nepal, September 19 as a 'black day' for Madhesh.
Political career
Sah began his political career in 1967. He served as the Central Senior Vice-Chairperson of the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal. In the 2017 Nepalese provincial elections, he contested as the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal candidate from Saptari 1(B) constituency and won. In 2021, following the merger of RJPN into the People's Socialist Party, Nepal, he became a member of the newly formed party.In May 2020, he played a crucial role in setting up Polymerase chain reaction machines, one in Janakpur and the other one in Rajbiraj among the two machines bought by the state government.
In December 2020, he inaugurated a thirteen-room health post in Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality to ensure people that the government was working to provide health services in all local levels.
In June 2022, he inaugurated two-story building for Shree Faud Singh Janta Secondary School in Sarlahi District along with Consul General of India in Nepal, Nitesh Kumar.