Order of precedence in Nepal

The Order of precedence of Nepal is the protocol list (hierarchy) in which the functionaries and officials are listed according to their rank and office in the Government of Nepal. As the country embraces federalism, the government finalized a new order of precedence in February 2018. The earlier order of precedence was revised by adjusting some key positions, mainly with the provincial administrations in place. The President is at the top of protocol, followed by the Vice President and the Prime Minister.

Order of Precedence

Order	Position	Incumbent
1	President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
2	Vice-President	Nanda Kishor Pun
3	Prime Minister	Khadga Prasad Oli
4	Chief Justice	Cholendra Shamsher JBR
5	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Krishna Bahadur Mahara
	Chairman of National Assembly	Ganesh Prasad Timilsina
6	Former Presidents	Dr. Ram Baran Yadav
	Deputy Prime Ministers	Ishwor Pokhrel Upendra Yadav
7	Governors of provinces (within their respective provinces)
	Ministers in the Federal Cabinet
	Opposition Leader in the House of Representatives	Sher Bahadur Deuba
	Opposition Leader in the National Assembly	Surendra Raj Pandey
	Former Vice-Presidents	Parmananda Jha
	Former Prime Ministers	Lokendra Bahadur Chand Sher Bahadur Deuba Pushpa Kamal Dahal Madhav Kumar Nepal Jhala Nath Khanal Baburam Bhattarai (in the order they assumed office)
	Former Chairman of the Cabinet	Khil Raj Regmi
	Former Chief Justices
	Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives	Shivamaya Tumbahangphe
	Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly	Shashikala Dahal
	Chief Ministers of Provinces
	Former Speakers of the Parliament
	Former Chairman of the Constituent Assembly
8	Ministers of State in the Federal Cabinet
	Chairpersons of Parliamentary Committees
	Vice Chair of National Planning Commission
	Supreme Court Justices
	Members of Judicial Council
	Chief Commissioner, Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority	Navin Kumar Ghimire
	Auditor General, Office of the Auditor General	Tanka Mani Sharma (Dangal)
	Chairman, Public Service Commission	Umesh Prasad Mainali
	Chief Commissioner, Election Commission	Dr. Ayodhi Prasad Yadav
	Chairman, National Human Rights Commission	Anup Raj Sharma
	Attorney General	Agni Prasad Kharel
	Assistant Ministers
	Members of Parliament
	Former Deputy Prime Ministers
9	Members and Commissioners of Constitutional Bodies
	Chief Secretary	Lok Darsan Regmi
	Chief of Army Staff	Rajendra Kshetri
	General Secretary of Federal Parliament	Manohar Prasad Bhattarai
	Chief Registrar of Supreme Court	Rajan Prasad Bhattarai
	Chief Justices of High Courts
	Governor of Central Bank of Nepal	Chiranjibi Nepal
	Vice-Chancellors of Universities
10	Speakers of Provincial Assemblies Ministers of Provincial Governments Members of the National Planning Commission
11	Government Secretaries Special Class Officers Supreme Court Registrar Deputy Attorney General Deputy Auditor General Chief Secretary of Provincial Government Vice Chancellor of Nepal Academy Foreign Ambassadors in Nepal Secretary General of SAARC Nepal's Ambassadors
12	Lieutenant Generals of Nepal Army
	Chief of Nepal Police	Sarbendra Khanal
	Chief of Armed Police Force	Shailendra Khanal
	Chief of Department of National Intelligence
	UN Residential Coordinator
13	Deputy Speakers of Provincial Assemblies Provincial State Ministers Chiefs of Various Committees of Provincial Assemblies Judges of High Court Chief of Provincial Public Service Commission Former Ministers
14	Assistant Ministers of Provincial Government Members of Provincial Assemblies

The Old Nepalese Table of Order of Precedence

Order of Precedence 1990 to 2007

From the start of the parliamentary monarchy system in 1990 to the abolition of the monarchy in 2007, a different Order of precedence Table was in force in Nepal, one which gave more precedence to royal family members and career bureaucrats and Army officers over that of Members of Parliament.

Order	Position	Incumbents
1	King of Nepal and Spouse
2	The Royal Mother (Surviving wife of the former King) Crown Prince of Nepal and spouse
3	Siblings of the King and next-in-line to Crown Prince.
4	Children of the King Children of the Crown Prince
5	Children of the siblings of the King
6	Parents and siblings of the King's Spouse Parents and siblings of the spouse of the Crown Prince
7	Parents and siblings of the spouses of the siblings of the King Parents and Siblings of the King's Mother
8	Spouses of the Children of the King
9	Spouses of the Children of the Crown prince and the siblings of the King
10	Prime Minister of Nepal Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal Chief Justice of Nepal
11	Speaker of the Parliament Cabinet Ministers/His Majesty's Ministers holding Cabinet portfolio
12	Justices of the Supreme Court Attorney General Cabinet Secretary of Nepal Chief of Army Staff of Royal Nepal Army Chief Secretary of Nepal Deputy Speaker of the Parliament
13	Deputy and Assistant Ministers Chief Justices of Regional Appellate Courts Governor of Royal Bank of Nepal Lieutenant Generals/General Officers Commanding of Royal Nepal Army Additional Cabinet Secretaries/Ministry Heads of Civil Service Director General of the Royal Nepal Police Director General of the Royal Nepal Armed Police Force
14	Members of Parliament Regional Appellate Court Justices Ambassadors of the Republic of India and People's Republic of China Deputy Attorneys General Major Generals of Royal Nepal Army Additional/Principal Secretaries of Government departments/Chief Regional Officers Additional Director-Generals of Royal Nepal Police and Armed Police
15	Foreign Ambassadors Secretary General of SAARC Nepal’s Ambassadors Supreme Court Register
16	Joint Secretaries of Civil Service/Chief Zonal Officers Brigadier General of Royal Nepal Army Inspector Generals/Zonal Police Officers of the Royal Police and Armed Police Defence Attache of Republic of India and People's Republic of China
17	Colonel of Royal Nepal Army Deputy Secretary of Civil Service/Chief District Officers Senior Superintendents of Police/Battalion Commanders/Chief District Police officers of the Royal Nepal Police and Armed Police Force Chairmen of Municipalities and Jilla Councils

Order of Precedence 2013 to 2018

This order was endorsed by government in Feb 2013. The earlier order was made in 1990 following the restoration of democracy in which PM was in the 10th position after the members of the then royal family. But after the declaration of republic in 2008 there was absence of such a state protocol even more than four years.

Order	Position
1	President
2	Vice-President
3	Prime Minister
4	Chief Justice
5	Speaker
6	Former Presidents Deputy Prime Ministers
7	Ministers Leader of the Opposition Party Former Vice-Presidents Former Prime Ministers Former Chief Justices Deputy Speaker
8	State Ministers Presidents of Parliamentary Committees
9	Vice Chair of National Planning Commission Chancellors of Academies
10	Supreme Court Justices Members of Judicial Council
11	Assistant Ministers
12	Members of Parliament
13	Chief Commissioner, Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority Auditor General, Office of the Auditor General Chairman, Public Service Commission Chief Commissioner, Election Commission Chairman, National Human Rights Commission Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General Chief Secretary Chief of Army Staff General Secretary of Parliament Secretariat
14	Chief Justices of Appellate Courts Members of National Planning Commission Members of Constitutional Bodies Governor of Central Bank of Nepal Vice-Chancellors of Universities
15	Government Secretaries Special Class Officers Foreign Ambassadors Secretary General of SAARC Nepal’s Ambassadors Supreme Court Register Deputy Attorneys General Appellate Court Justices
16	Lieutenant Generals of Nepal Army Chief of Nepal Police Chief of Armed Police Force Chief of Department of National Intelligence UN Residential Coordinator
17	Major Generals of Nepal Army Additional Inspector Generals of Nepal Police Additional Inspector Generals of Armed Police Force Deputy Chief Investigation Officers of Department of National Intelligence
18	Presidents of District Development Committees Chiefs of Metropolitan Cities
19	Joint Secretaries First Class Gazetted Officials (like chief district officers) Director Generals District Court Judges Chiefs of Sub-Metropolitan Cities Mayors Vice-Presidents of District Development Committees Deputy Mayors
20	Consul Generals Chiefs of Public Services Utilities
21	Brigadier Generals of Nepal Army Deputy Inspector Generals of Nepal Police Deputy Inspector Generals of Armed Police Force Deputy Inspector Generals of Intelligence Department
22	Colonels of Nepal Army Senior Superintendents of Nepal Police Senior Superintendents of Armed Police Force Senior Superintendents of Intelligence Department
23	Under Secretaries Directors of Various Government Entities Second Class Gazetted Officials (like local development officers)
24	Lieutenant Colonels of Nepal Army Superintendents of Nepal Police Superintendents of Armed Police Force Superintendents of Intelligence Department
25	Majors of Nepal Army Deputy Superintendents of Nepal Police Deputy Superintendents of Armed Police Force Chairpersons of Village Development Committees
26	Captains of Nepal Army Section Officers Vice-Chairpersons of Village Development Committees
27	Lieutenants of Nepal Army Inspectors of Nepal Police Inspectors of Armed Police Force Inspectors of Intelligence Department
28	Second Lieutenant of Nepal Army

Order of Precedence after 2018

Order	Position
1	President
2	Vice president
3	Prime Minister
4	Chief justice , Speaker of Parliament , Chairman of National Assemly
5	Former President , Vice Prime-Minister , Former President , Former Prime Minister , Former Chairman Of Cabinet
6	Governor (each Province)
7	Minister of Government Of nepal , Chief minister (Inside Province) , Governor(outside the province)
8	State Minister of Government of Nepal , vice chairman of National Planning Association , Judges of Supreme court , Speaker of Province Assembly
9	Province Government Minister , Member of Parliament , Member of National Assembly , state Minister of province Government , Deouty Speaker of Province Government , Mayor Of kathmandu Metropolitan City ,Members of Constitutional Bodies , Chief Secretary Of Government of Nepal
10	Member of Peovince Assembly , Mayor of Metropolitan city (except kathmandu) , Head of district coordination committe
11	Member and Commisioner of Different Commision of Nepal , Members of National Planning Commission , Secteriat of Parliament , Chief Judges Of High Court , Governar of Nepal Rastra Bank ,
12	Secretary of Government of Nepal , Nepalese Ambassdor , Ambassdor of Differnt Countries for Nepal , Secretary Of SAARC , Mayor Of Sub Metropolitan city , Deputy Mayor of Kathamandu .
13	Mayor Of Municipality , High court Judge
14	Province Head Of Loksewa Aayog , Member of Province Lok sewa Aayog
15	Vice Chairman of District Coordination Committe , Chairman Of Gaun palika , Deputy Mayors of Municipality , Judges of District Court , Secretary of Province Government , Vice Principle of University ,

See also

• List of heads of state by diplomatic precedence
• Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu