Prabhu Ram Sharma

{{Short description|Nepalese army chief}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}

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| honorific-prefix = General

| name = Prabhu Ram Sharma

| native_name = महारथी श्री
प्रभु राम शर्मा

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|1|5}}

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| caption = प्रधानसेनापति महारथी श्री प्रभुराम शर्मा

| office = Chief of the Army Staff, Nepal

| term_start1 = 9 September 2021

| term_end1 = 8 September 2024

| president1 = Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Ram Chandra Paudel

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| predecessor1 = Purna Chandra Thapa

| successor1 = Ashok Raj Sigdel

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| branch = 25 px Nepal Army

| serviceyears = 1984 – 2024

| rank = 30px General

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| awards = Prabal Jana Sewa Shree Padak
Suprabal Janasewa Shree

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General Prabhu Ram Sharma ({{langx|ne|प्रभु राम शर्मा}}; born 5 January 1964) was the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Nepalese Army from 9 September 2021 to 8 september 2024.{{Cite web| title = Promotion to Lt. Gen makes room for Prabhu Ram Sharma's journey to CoAS| work = Khabarhub| accessdate = 2021-07-29| url = https://english.khabarhub.com/2020/29/92592/}}{{Cite web| title = CoAS Thapa transfers key army officials| work = Khabarhub| accessdate = 2021-07-29| url = https://english.khabarhub.com/2021/20/192034/}} He took the oath from the president of Nepal on 9 September 2021.{{Cite web| title = नवनियुक्त प्रधानसेनापति शर्माले गरे पदभार ग्रहण| work = Setopati| accessdate = 2021-09-09| url = https://www.setopati.com/politics/248451/}}{{Cite web| title = General Prabhu Ram Sharma appointed new chief of Nepal Army| date = 9 September 2021| accessdate = 2021-09-09| url = https://sg.news.yahoo.com/general-prabhu-ram-sharma-appointed-174758668.html}} He succeeded General Purna Chandra Thapa.{{Cite web| title = Gurung and Sherchan new governors in Gandaki and Lumbini; Biswo Poudel to lead NPC| work = OnlineKhabar English News| date = 27 July 2021| accessdate = 2021-07-29| url = https://english.onlinekhabar.com/gurung-sherchan-new-governors-in-gandaki-and-lumbini-bishwa-paudel-to-lead-npc.html}}

Sharma was born on 5 January 1964, in Kathmandu. He was commissioned into the Nepal Army in 1984 as a Second Lieutenant in the Purano Gorakh Battalion. He has a master's degree in history from Tribhuwan University and master of philosophy in Defense and Strategic Study from University of Madras.

Sharma is married to Sunita Sharma and has two daughters.{{Cite web| title = Nepali Army नेपाली सेना| accessdate = 2021-07-29| url = https://www.nepalarmy.mil.np/page/cgs_biography}}

Sharma was conferred as the honorary General of the Indian Army by the Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on 10 November 2021 while Sharma was on a four-day long visit to India.{{Cite web| last = Desk| first = India TV News| title = Nepal Army Chief Gen. Prabhu Ram Sharma to be conferred with 'General of Indian Army' title during India visit| accessdate = 2021-11-10| date = 2021-11-09| url = https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/nepal-army-chief-gen-prabhu-ram-sharma-general-of-indian-army-title-during-india-visit-744306}}{{Cite web| title = Nepal Army Chief Sharma conferred with honorary rank of general of Indian Army| accessdate = 2021-11-10| url = https://kathmandupost.com/national/2021/11/10/nepal-army-chief-sharma-conferred-with-honorary-rank-of-general-of-indian-army}}