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Purna Chandra Thapa

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General Purna Chandra Thapa (Nepali: पूर्णचन्द्र थापा; born 9 September 1960) was the Chief of Army Staff in the Nepalese Army until 2021. He served as the head of mission and force commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force from 19 January 2015 until 7 February 2016.[2]

Thapa's tenure as COAS of Nepal Army was characterised by many important structural changes. Thapa vowed to get rid of corruption, nepotism and other unlawful activities in the army.[3][4] Due to corruption allegations against former chief Rajendra Chhetri, Thapa even went ahead and made all his property details public in order to demonstrate his anti-corruption stance.[5] Thapa also promised to provide equal opportunities to everyone serving in the army, and has been an advocate for digitalisation of Nepal Army.[3]

He retired on 8 September 2021.[6]

Biography

He was educated at the University of Madras in India and Tribhuvan University in Nepal and holds a Master of Philosophy degree. In addition, he pursued additional studies at the Army Command and Staff College of Nepal.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general on 4 October 2015. Thapa has held various high-level positions in the Nepalese Army and has worked with the Nepalese contingent to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. As a brigadier general, he served as director of welfare planning.[8] Thapa was the adjutant general, before being appointed commander of the Valley Division in 2012.[9][10] Prior to his United Nations appointment on 19 January 2015 by Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, Lt General Thapa served as the master general of ordinance with the Nepalese Army.[7] On 9 September 2018, he assumed the office of Chief of Army Staff of Nepal Army.[11]

References

  1. ↑"Thapa sworn in as new Army chief". Kathmandu Post. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. ↑"UNDOF Leadership". Un.org. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 "¡Buen trabajo, Ejército de Nepal!" .
  4. ↑ "El ejército de Nepal inicia una investigación contra 27 personas por irregularidades en el proceso de reclutamiento" .
  5. ↑ "NA revela detalles sobre las propiedades del jefe del Ejército" .
  6. ^ "जंगी अड्डामा सुधार सुरू गरेर बिदा भएका प्रधान सेनापति थापा" . Setopati . Consultado el 9 de agosto de 2021 .
  7. 1 2 "El general designa al mayor general Purna Chandra Thapa de Nepal para dirigir la Fuerza de Observación de la Separación de las Naciones Unidas" . Naciones Unidas . 19 de enero de 2015.
  8. ↑ Akanshya Shah (25 de abril de 2010). "El jefe del ejército inicia reformas en el fondo de bienestar" . República .
  9. ↑ "Importante reorganización en el ejército: graduados de Sandhurst en puestos clave" . The Kathmandu Post . 23 de septiembre de 2012.
  10. ↑ "División del Valle" . nepalarmy.mil.np (sitio web oficial del Ejército nepalés) . Consultado el 30 de enero de 2015 .
  11. ↑ PTI (9 de septiembre de 2018). "El general Purna Thapa es el nuevo jefe del Ejército de Nepal" . The Economic Times . Consultado el 18 de enero de 2019 .