Rom Bahadur Thapa

IGP
Rom Bahadur Thapa
रोम बहादुर थापा
Inspector General of Nepal Police
Monarch King Mahendra
Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa
Preceded by Pahal Singh Lama
Succeeded by Khadgajeet Baral
Consul General of Calcutta
Monarch King Birendra
Prime Minister Kirti Nidhi Bista
Preceded by Pahal Singh Lama
Succeeded by Madhav Raj Bhandari
Personal details
Born 24 April 1924
Burma
Died 26 October 1983 (aged 59)
Citizenship Nepalese
Nationality    Nepal
Children 4 sons, 1 daughter
Occupation Military Officer
Police officer
Diplomat
Military service
Allegiance    Nepal
Service/branch Rakshya Dal (Defense Army)
Rank Major

Rom Bahadur Thapa is the first Inspector General of Nepal Police from the Magar ethnic group. [1] [2] Before joining the Nepal Police, he had been a Physical Training Instructor at the Military Academy in Burma (Myanmar). [3] [4] He had a reputation as a great war hero (of Burma) before joining Nepal Police. He was awarded the Burma Gallantry Medal for his heroic actions during World War II. [5]

He is known to have been one of the only two officers to remain IGP for a period of 6 years, the other officer being his successor, Khadgajeet Baral. Rom Bahadur Thapa was appointed Consul General of Calcutta, India by His Majesty's Government [6] [7] after his retirement from Nepal Police.

Nepal lost this extraordinary visionary man to cancer at a young age of 59 on 26 October 1983. He is survived by his wife, four sons, a daughter, twelve grandchildren and three great grandsons and one great granddaughter.

References

  1. ↑ "Police History - Ex-Chief of Police". Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  2. ↑ "Shyam KC Republica".
  3. ↑ "Some legends about King Mahendra-2". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Some legends about King Mahendra-1". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "The National Archives". Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  6. ↑ "Ex Consul Generals for Nepal Consulate General, Kolkata". Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  7. ↑ "RUM!". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.



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