Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli born 22 February 1952), commonly known as K. P. Oli, is a Nepali politician and the Prime Minister of Nepal since 11 October 2015. He is the first Prime Minister under the newly adopted Constitution of Nepal. Oli was elected as the chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) in July 2014. Oli was elected as leader of the CPN-UML Parliamentary Party in the 2nd Constituent Assembly on 4 February 2014, defeating party chairman Jhala Nath Khanal by a vote of 98 to 75. His hometown is Jhapa, Nepal. He won the Jhapa–7 seat in the 2013 Constituent Assembly election as a CPN-UML candidate. He was the Home Minister in the Adhikari cabinet in 1994–1995. He became the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs during the interim government in 2006. He was elected as Prime Minister in a parliamentary vote in October 2015, receiving 338 votes out of 597. Oli's PM candidacy was supported by UCPN-Maoists, Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, and Madhesi Rights Forum Democratic along with 13 other small parties. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamal Thapa pledged Nepal government's commitment to further promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms of all the citizens with equality, equity and justice. Deputy Prime Minister Thapa made the commitment in a meeting with the High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad Al Hussein at his office in Palais Wilson, Geneva on Thursday. Sharing views on the overall situation of human rights in Nepal, Thapa highlighted salient features of the new constitution of Nepal terming it as most democratic and inclusive in nature. On the occasion, views were exchanged on the recent promulgation of the new constitution and the efforts of Nepal in implementing human rights obligations and commitments.
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