Bidya Devi Bhandari

Bidya Devi Bhandari's career commands my respect simply for what it represents. Serving as Nepal's second president from 2015 to 2023 and becoming the country's first woman to hold that office is no small thing, especially after stints as defence and environment minister that prove she was no ceremonial figurehead. I think it's easy to underestimate the barriers she had to clear to reach the top in Nepali politics. What I take from her story is the weight of being a 'first', of carving a path others can now follow. That alone earns my admiration.

Name (English)

Bidya Devi Bhandari

Name (Japanese)

ビドヤ・デビ・バンダリ

Reading

びどや・でび・ばんだり

Born

June 19, 1961 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Ox

Origin

Mane Bhanjyang, Kosi Zone, Nepal

Occupation

politician

University

Tribhuvan University

• Official sitehttps://www.presidentofnepal.gov.np
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidya%20Devi%20Bhandari
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%89%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%93%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16193958

Tags

• Kosi Zone
• politician

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.