Purna Chandra Thapa

General
Purna Chandra Thapa
महारथी श्री
पूर्णचन्द्र थापा
Chief of Army Staff of Nepal Army
Assumed office
9 September 2018[1]
President Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Deputy Hemanta Raj Kunwar as Chief of General Staff
Preceded by Rajendra Kshatri
Personal details
Born (1960-11-15) November 15, 1960
Lamjung District
Military service
Allegiance    Nepal
Service/branch Nepal Army
Years of service 1980–present
Rank General
Commands Gorakh Bahadur Battalion

General Purna Chandra Thapa (Nepali: पूर्णचन्द्र थापा) is the current Chief of Army Staff in the Nepalese Army. He served as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force from 19 January 2015 until 7 February 2016.[2]

Biography

He was educated at the University of Madras in India and Tribhuvan University in Nepal and holds a Master of Philosophy degree. In addition, he pursued additional studies at the Army Command and Staff College of Nepal.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of Lt General on 4 October 2015. Thapa has held various high-level positions in the Nepalese Army and has worked with the Nepalese contingent to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. In a WikiLeaks document dated 13 April 2006, Colonel Purna Chandra Thapa is mentioned as "Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations".[4] As a brigadier general, he served as Director of Welfare Planning.[5] Thapa was the Adjutant General, before being appointed commander of the Valley Division in 2012.[6][7] Prior to his United Nations appointment on 19 January 2015 by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Lt General Thapa served as the Master General of Ordnance with the Nepalese Army.[3] In 9 Sptember 2018, he assumed the office of Chief of Army Staff of Nepal Army.[8]

References

  1. ↑ http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-09-10/thapa-sworn-in-as-new-army-chief.html
  2. ↑ "UNDOF Leadership". Un.org. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 "General Appoints Major General Purna Chandra Thapa of Nepal to Head United Nations Disengagement Observer Force". United Nations. 19 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pokhara: Stunned Nepali Tourist Town Copes With Violent Protests". WikiLeaks. 13 April 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Akanshya Shah (25 April 2010). "Army chief initiates reforms in welfare fund". República.
  6. ↑ "Major reshuffle in army: Sandhurst graduates in key posts". The Kathmandu Post. 23 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Valley Division". nepalarmy.mil.np (official website of the Nepalese Army). Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  8. ↑ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/general-purna-thapa-is-new-chief-of-nepal-army/articleshow/65740999.cms
Military offices
Preceded by
Rajendra Chhetri		 Chief of Army Staff of the Nepali Army
2018–present		 Incumbent


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