Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli

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Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli 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. KP began his political career in 1966 and was influenced by Marxism-Leninism. He became a member of the Communist Party of Nepal in February 1970. His underground name was Sitaram.

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.

Oli is well known for his humor and one-liner sarcastic comments on opposition parties and regional Madhesi leaders.