Balendra Shah Sworn in as Nepal's Prime Minister — Youngest in History
- Event Title
- Balendra Shah Sworn in as Nepal's Prime Minister — Youngest in History
- Details
Former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra (Balen) Shah was sworn in as Prime Minister on March 27, 2026, at age 35, becoming the youngest person to hold the office in Nepal's history. His Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won 182 seats in the 275-member parliament—the first single-party majority in Nepal since 1999. Shah, a civil engineer and former hip-hop artist known as Balen, had previously served as mayor of Kathmandu. He was inaugurated along with a 15-member cabinet. The RSP's landslide was described as one of the most decisive electoral mandates in Nepal's democratic history.
- Date
- 2026-03-27
- Category
- Politics
- CMAT Significance
- High CMAT priority — current PM, his age, party name (RSP/Rastriya Swatantra Party), and majority history are all probable exam questions.