The Minister of Youth and Sports (or simply, the Sports Minister, ( Nepali: युवा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्री ) is the head of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Government of Nepal. One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the youth and sports minister is responsible for the youth development and sports activities of the government.
The current minister is Sasmit Pokharel who took office on 27 March 2026 after the formation of new government under Balendra Shah.
List of ministers of youth and sports This is a list of former Ministers of Youth and Sports since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:
+ S. No Name Party Assumed office Left office 1 Purusottam Poudel Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 25 February 2014 12 October 2015 2 Satya Narayan Mandal 19 October 2015 4 August 2016 3 Daljit Shreepaili Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 4 August 2016 31 May 2017 4 Rajendra Kumar KC Nepali Congress 26 July 2017 15 February 2018 5 Jagat Bahadur Sunar Bishwakarma Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) until 17 May 2018 Nepal Communist Party from 17 May 2018 16 March 2018 25 December 2020 6 Dawa Lama Tamang Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) until 17 May 2018 CPN UML from 8 March 2021 25 December 2020 20 May 2021 7 Ekbal Miya Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal 4 June 2021 22 May 2021 8 Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 8 October 2021 26 December 2022 9 Dig Bahadur Limbu Nepali Congress 3 May 2023 5 March 202410Biraj Bhakta ShresthaRastriya Swatantra Party6 March 202415 July 202411 Teju Lal Chaudhary Nepali Congress 15 July 2024 9 September 202512 Bablu Gupta Independent 26 October 202519 January 202613Sasmit PokharelRastriya Swatantra Party27 March 2026Incumbent
References
External links Official Website of Ministry of Youth and Sports