Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence

 Ishwar Pokhrel Name: Ishwar Pokhrel Date of Birth: 4 February 1954 Political Party: Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) Education: BA in Education & Literature from Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu Parents: Shiva Hari Pokhrel & Ram Kumari Pokhrel Spouse: Mira Dhonju Pokhrel Children: Shreejan Pokhrel, Sajeet Pokhrel Website: www.ishwarpokhrel.com Ishwar Pokhrel is Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence under Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli Council of Ministers appointed on 16-February 2018. He has been the Party General Secretary of CPN-UML since 2009. He is also the Founding member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Nepal (ML) and also of the Central Committee, CPN (UML).