Upendra Kant Aryal is current and 25th Chief of Nepal Police. He was appointed as the Chief of Nepal Police after succeeding Kuber Singh Rana on 16 November 2013 by the cabinet decision made on 11 November 2013. With this decision, he is also the Head of the National Central Bureau (NCB), Kathmandu, INTERPOL. Born on 14 January 1962 in Siraha District, IGP Aryal completed his Bachelor's Degree in Humanities and Social Sciences from Tribhuvan University. After completing his academic degree, he commenced his career in Nepal Police as an Inspector on 15 February 1987. He was later promoted to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in 1993, Superintendent of Police (SP) in 2001 and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in 2006.
Upon his promotion to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) on 7th Oct, 2009, he was assigned to the Operation Department, Police Headquarters (PHQ) and later took command of the Western Regional Police Office, Pokhara where his office was awarded with the Police Baton 2068 for their outstanding work efficiency in the inter-regional competition. His other responsibilities as a DIG include Director of Central Investigation Bureau, Chief of Metropolitan Traffic Division, and Chief of Eastern Regional Police Office, Biratnagar. Adjudging his strategic and managerial acumen, he was appointed as the Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Police on 31 October 2013. As the Chief of Operation Department, he headed the Central Election Cell of Nepal Police and was involved in the Strategic Security Planning Management for Constituent Assembly Election 2013 despite his short spell.
