Balendra Shah Balen is elected as youngest Prime Minister of Nepal

Balendra Shah 'Balen' was on Friday appointed as the Prime Minister of Nepal, making him the youngest elected leader to hold the top executive post in the Himalayan nation. 

President Ramchandra Paudel appointed Balen, the parliamentary party leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), as the prime minister in accordance with the Article 76 (1) of the Constitution, states a notice



issued by the President's Office.

The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician has also become the first prime minister from the Madhes region. 

President Paudel is scheduled to administer oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed prime minister at the President's Office Sheetal Niwas at 12.34 pm, according to Kiran Pokharel, press advisor to the president.