Kunwar Inderjit Singh

Kunwar Inderjit Singh (Nepali: कुवंर इन्द्रजीत सिंह 1906 – 4 October 1982) was Prime Minister of Nepal for four months in 1957.^[1] He was known as the 'Robin Hood of the Himalayas' after initiating an extensive land redistribution scheme in the early 1950s.^[2] He was a member of the Nepali Congress. In 1981, he joined the breakaway Nepali Congress (Subarna).

He is also the first known Doctor of Nepal known as Dr K.I. Singh. He also played important role for revolution against autocratic rana rule of Nepal. His full name is Dr. Kunwar Indrajeet Singh and birth name is Indradhwaj Shahi, but is popularly known as Dr. K.I. Singh. He worked in India, and Burma (Myanmar) in the Japanese occupied areas during 1932-34. In 1946, he joined the Nepali National Congress Party and actively participated in the 1950-51 revolution against the Ranas to establish democracy in Nepal. Because of his strong opposition to the 1950 agreement, he was arrested and jailed for 6 months. He escaped and fled to China but returned later after Amnesty by King Mahendra. He also served as the Prime Minister for four months in 1957. He was jailed for 17 months because of his involvement in Satyagraha but was released subsequently after the order of Supreme Court in 1965. He was also appointed as a member of the Rastriya Panchayat for two terms. He was an undaunting, honest and fearless son of Mother Nepal. In 1982, he died of throat cancer at the age of 76.

Prime Ministers of Nepal
Kingdom of Nepal (19th century-1990)	Damodar Pande Bhimsen Thapa Ranga Nath Poudyal Chautariya Puskhar Shah Rana Jang Pande Ranga Nath Poudyal Fateh Jang Chautaria Mathabarsingh Thapa Fateh Jang Chautaria Jung Bahadur Rana Bam Bahadur Kunwar Rana Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana Jung Bahadur Rana Renaudip Singh Bahadur Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Dev Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Matrika Prasad Koirala vacant (1952–1953) Matrika Prasad Koirala vacant (1955–1956) Tanka Prasad Acharya Kunwar Inderjit Singh Subarna Shamsher Rana Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala Tulsi Giri Surya Bahadur Thapa Tulsi Giri Surya Bahadur Thapa Kirti Nidhi Bista vacant (1970–1971) Kirti Nidhi Bista Nagendra Prasad Rijal Tulsi Giri Kirti Nidhi Bista Surya Bahadur Thapa Lokendra Bahadur Chand Nagendra Prasad Rijal Marich Man Singh Shrestha Lokendra Bahadur Chand
Kingdom of Nepal (1990-2008)	Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Girija Prasad Koirala Man Mohan Adhikari Sher Bahadur Deuba Lokendra Bahadur Chand Surya Bahadur Thapa Girija Prasad Koirala Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Sher Bahadur Deuba vacant (2002) Lokendra Bahadur Chand Surya Bahadur Thapa Sher Bahadur Deuba vacant (2005–2006) Girija Prasad Koirala
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2008-present)	Girija Prasad Koirala Pushpa Kamal Dahal Madhav Kumar Nepal Jhala Nath Khanal Baburam Bhattarai Khil Raj Regmi Sushil Koirala Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Pushpa Kamal Dahal

Notes

1. ↑ "Kunwar Indrajeet Singh, Former Nepal Premier". The New York Times. 1982-10-06. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
2. ↑ "Robin Hood of the Himalayas". TIME. 1957-09-05. Retrieved 2009-04-09.