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Balendra Shah Takes Oath As Youngest Prime Minister Of Nepal
Nepal's First Lady Sabina Kafle, wife of Prime Minister Balendra Shah, and their daughter Niloufer Shah attend the swearing-in ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. Shah, a rapper-turned-politician and structural engineer, becomes the youngest Prime Minister of Nepal after the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secures a parliamentary majority in the March 2026 general elections. These elections follow anti-corruption protests in 2025 that resulted in the resignation of the previous government and the formation of an interim administration. (Photo by Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto)