Prakash Aryal

Prakash Aryal (pronunciation: ) (born 28 June 1963) is the 26th Inspector General of Nepal Police. He was appointed to the position on 10 April 2017, succeeding Upendra Kant Aryal, following a cabinet decision by the Government of Nepal. Aryal secured the role by earning 154.2 points in a work performance evaluation conducted by the Supreme Court of Nepal, narrowly surpassing his closest rival, DIG Nawaraj Silwal, who received 152.467 points. This appointment came after the Court revoked the February 12 decision of Nepal Government to appoint DIG Jaya Bahadur Chand after being challenged by senior-most DIG Nawaraj Silwal, Inspector General of Police (IGP).