Rabindra Pratap Shah

Who is Rabindra Pratap Shah?

Rabindra Pratap Shah was, as of 2012, Inspector General of the Nepal Police. On 2 June 2011, he assumed the duties of I.G. Nepal Police, having been appointed by Government of Nepal the previous day. In the capacity of Chief of Police, he also serves as the Head of NCB-Nepal. Shah was born in Maidi in the Dhading District, and graduated from Tribhuvan University with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration.

Shah joined the Nepalese police service on 1 September 1982, as an Inspector of Police. Later he served sequentially as In-Charge of six District Police Offices and three Zonal Police Offices. He was promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police in 2006 and served as the Director of the Training Directorate as well as Chief of a Regional Police Office.