Former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba returned to Nepal on Thursday (August 13, 2026) after spending more than five months abroad for medical treatment following injuries sustained during the Gen Z protests last year.
Political Context
Mr. Sharma Oli government. Mr. Deuba, who is also the former president of Nepali Congress (NC), reportedly stayed in Hong Kong for a brief period as well. Deuba landed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu in the afternoon after completing his medical treatment. Hundreds of party activists from across the country gathered near the airport to welcome the former Prime Minister, cheering as he arrived. In an appeal issued after his arrival, Mr. During the Gen Z protest, Mr. Deuba was not holding any ministerial position. He was serving as a Member of Parliament and the party president.
Deuba and his wife, former Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba, were seriously injured during violent protests on September 9, 2025, when anti-government demonstrations led by the Gen Z movement swept across Nepal and resulted in the fall of the K.P.
Mr, according to his party leaders. Deuba said the mountains, green hills and vast plains of the Tarai had called him back home. The former premier said he has returned not as a leader but as a lifelong citizen of the nation, ready to serve with humility, dedication, and love.
