<P> Bidhya Devi Bhandari ( Nepali : विद्या देवी भण्डारी ; born 19 June 1961 ) is a communist politician , and the second and current President of Nepal and commander in chief of Nepalese Army . She is the first woman to hold the office . She was the vice-chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal ( Unified Marxist -- Leninist ) and chair of the All Nepal Women Association before winning the presidential election on 28 October 2015 . She was elected as President in a parliamentary vote , receiving 327 votes out of 549 and defeating Kul Bahadur Gurung . In 2016 , Forbes placed her 52 in their list of the world 's 100 most powerful women . She previously served as the Minister of Defence of the government of Nepal and was the first woman in Nepal to hold that post . She was also the minister for Environment and population in 1990s , and has been presenting many environmental awareness campaign and women rights concern till dated . On June 2017 , she visited IUCN headquarters and Director General Inger Andersen in Gland , Switzerland to discuss opportunities for enhanced collaboration on nature conservation and sustainable development . </P>
<P> Bidhya Devi Bhandari ( Nepali : विद्या देवी भण्डारी ; born 19 June 1961 ) is a communist politician , and the second and current President of Nepal and commander in chief of Nepalese Army . She is the first woman to hold the office . She was the vice-chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal ( Unified Marxist -- Leninist ) and chair of the All Nepal Women Association before winning the presidential election on 28 October 2015 . She was elected as President in a parliamentary vote , receiving 327 votes out of 549 and defeating Kul Bahadur Gurung . In 2016 , Forbes placed her 52 in their list of the world 's 100 most powerful women . She previously served as the Minister of Defence of the government of Nepal and was the first woman in Nepal to hold that post . She was also the minister for Environment and population in 1990s , and has been presenting many environmental awareness campaign and women rights concern till dated . On June 2017 , she visited IUCN headquarters and Director General Inger Andersen in Gland , Switzerland to discuss opportunities for enhanced collaboration on nature conservation and sustainable development . </P>
name the first woman who become the first president of nepal
name the first woman who become the first president of nepal
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Bidhya Devi Bhandari