Additional Inspector General of Armed Police Force (Retd)

Rabi Raj Thapa has a long career in policing in Nepal. He is a noted expert in Law Enforcement and Narcotic Drugs Prevention and Control. He has worked as Director of the Drug Advisory Program at the Colombo Plan Secretariat from 1996 to 2000. He was the Chief of the UNDCP Master plan in 1990. He has also played a key role in the establishment of the Armed Police Force (APF) of Nepal. He was deputed as Head of the APF during the formative years of the National Security Council Secretariat. He also acted as Chief of the Immigration Office of Nepal from 1987 to 1988. Thapa has participated in several national and international training, seminars and conferences on control of Narcotics Drugs, organized crimes and money laundering. He holds a Master's degree in Political Science from Tribhuvan University.