Background
Thapa, Krishna Narayan Singh was born on April 23, 1939 in Muga, Dhankutta, Kosi, Nepal. Son of Nara Narayan Singh and Chittra Kumari (Khatri) Thapa.
Thapa, Krishna Narayan Singh was born on April 23, 1939 in Muga, Dhankutta, Kosi, Nepal. Son of Nara Narayan Singh and Chittra Kumari (Khatri) Thapa.
ISc, St Josephs College, Darjeeling, India, 1957. Bachelor in Political Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1965. Student, Royal Military Academy, 1959.
Military attache, Royal Nepales Embassy, Washington, 1973-1976;
battalion commander, Royal Nepal Army, Itahari, 1976-1979;
chief humanitarian officer, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, South Lebanon, 1979-1980;
chief of staff, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, South Lebanon, 1986-1987;
commandant, Military School, Kathmandu, 1980-1985;
brigade commander, 7th Brigade Director Military Training, Nepal, 1987-1988;
director mil training and operations, 7th Brigade Director Military Training, Nepal, 1988-1990;
quarter master general major general, Royal Army Headquarters, Nepal, 1990-1992;
chief staff, United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation, United Nations Peacekeeping, Jerusalem, 1992-1993;
force commander, United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission, Umm Qasr, Kuwait, since 1993.
Married Eu Hazur, December 3, 1965. Children: Sandhya, Jayasana.