Sushila Karki is a Nepalese lawyer and stateswoman who served as Chief Justice of Nepal from 2016 to 2017 and later as interim Prime Minister of Nepal from 2025 to 2026, becoming the first woman in Nepal history to hold both offices.
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RoleLawyer and stateswoman; Chief Justice of Nepal 2016-2017; interim Prime Minister of Nepal 2025-2026 3 Nationality / Jurisdiction BirthplaceSankarpur (later part of Biratnagar), Nepal 3 Classification
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Sushila Karki (born 7 June 1952) is a Nepalese lawyer and stateswoman who served as chief justice of Nepal from 2016 to 2017 and as interim prime minister of Nepal from 2025 to 2026.
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Sushila Karki (born 7 June 1952) is a Nepalese lawyer and stateswoman who served as chief justice of Nepal from 2016 to 2017 and as interim prime minister of Nepal from 2025 to 2026.
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She became prime minister following the youth protests of September 2025 that led to her predecessor's resignation.
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Sushila Karki (born 7 June 1952) is a Nepalese lawyer and stateswoman who served as chief justice of Nepal from 2016 to 2017 and as interim prime minister of Nepal from 2025 to 2026.
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Sushila Karki (born 7 June 1952) is a Nepalese lawyer and stateswoman who served as chief justice of Nepal from 2016 to 2017 and as interim prime minister of Nepal from 2025 to 2026.
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Sushila Karki (born 7 June 1952) is a Nepalese lawyer and stateswoman who served as chief justice of Nepal from 2016 to 2017 and as interim prime minister of Nepal from 2025 to 2026.
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Sushila Karki (born 7 June 1952) is a Nepalese lawyer and stateswoman who served as chief justice of Nepal from 2016 to 2017 and as interim prime minister of Nepal from 2025 to 2026.
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Karki was born on 7 June 1952 to a Chhetri family from Sankarpur (later part of Biratnagar), Nepal.
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is a Nepalese lawyer and stateswoman
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born 7 June 1952
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Karki was born on 7 June 1952 to a Chhetri family
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Chhetri family from Sankarpur (later part of Biratnagar), Nepal
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Karki was appointed an ad hoc justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal in 2009.
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