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 |
| Religion |
 Hinduism |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
Nepal |
| Service/branch | Rakshya Dal (Defense Army) |
| Rank | Major |
Rom Bahadur Thapa is the first Inspector General of Nepal Police from 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] had had a reputation as a great war hero (of Burma) before joining Nepal Police. 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 had been appointed Consul General of Calcutta, India by His Majesty's Government [5] [6] 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
- ↑ "Police History - Ex-Chief of Police". Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Shyam KC Republica".
- ↑ "Some legends about King Mahendra-2".
- ↑ "Some legends about King Mahendra-1".
- ↑ "Ex Consul Generals for Nepal Consulate General, Kolkata". Retrieved 2013-12-22.
- ↑ "RUM!".