The leadership of Nepal’s Interim Government is now set to be taken over by Kulman Ghising. Ghising, formerly the CEO of the electricity board, is recognized for solving Nepal’s power crisis, and he is likely to be chosen by the protesting Gen Z as their frontrunner for Prime Minister. This news was released two days following KP Sharma Oli’s resignation from his post, which was prompted by intense protests against his administration. Initially, Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah and former Chief Justice Sushila Karki were among those considered as potential leaders for Nepal’s Interim Government. However, in a virtual meeting lasting almost four hours, the Gen Z movement chose to appoint former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as their interim leader for the upcoming discussions. The choice of Kulman Ghising by the protesters is an unexpected development.
Kulman Ghising is popularly known as a ‘patriot and everyone’s favorite.’ He is credited with bringing an end to the years of load shedding in Nepal. Ghising served as the former Electricity Board CEO. He studied electrical engineering at the Regional Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, India, and later attained a master’s degree in power systems engineering from the Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk, Tribhuvan University, in Nepal. In 1994, Ghising’s career advanced. He was appointed as the managing director of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) in 2016. He quickly became famous for eliminating the 18-hour daily power cuts in the country. After being removed from his post, he was reappointed in 2021.