Ministry of Foreign Affairs
परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालय
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs conducts Nepal's external affairs and foreign policy, represents Nepal and other government bodies in dealings with other states, and oversees passport and consular services along with Nepal's diplomatic missions abroad.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nepali: परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालय) was formed in 1951 and is responsible for formulating and implementing Nepal’s foreign policy, maintaining bilateral and multilateral relations, and protecting the interests of Nepali citizens abroad. It also issues passports and provides consular services through its subordinate departments.
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs official website; cross-referenced against Wikipedia: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nepal) for historical background only, not for current contact/leadership details.
Key people
- Minister: Shisir Khanal
- Secretary: Amrit Bahadur Rai
Contact
- Website
- https://www.mofa.gov.np/
- info@mofa.gov.np
- Phone
- +977-1-4200182
- Address
- Singhadurbar, Kathmandu
Departments
Official websites
Source & verification
Verified directly against the Ministry's own official website (contact details, department listing, current minister/team page) on the date above. As with the Ministry of Home Affairs record, the `minister` and `secretary` fields should be re-checked before being relied on for a date much later than lastVerified — cabinet portfolios in Nepal have changed hands frequently through 2025–2026. The official site spells the minister's given name "Shisir"; some secondary sources (including Wikipedia) spell it "Shishir" — see the person record's own note. Second real ministry added in Phase 14 (Batch 2); its real Department of Passports corrects the fictional pairing implied by this project's `sample-department-of-passports` demo entry, which was placed under the sample Ministry of Home Affairs purely for schema-testing purposes and was never meant to reflect a real organizational relationship.