Padma Ratna Tuladhar () (1940–2018) was a Nepalese politician and human rights activist. A resident of Kathmandu, he played an instrumental role in bringing the Nepali Maoists to mainstream politics from armed struggle.

He was elected to the Rastriya Panchayat from Kathmandu in the 1986 election. Following the restoration of multi party democracy he was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha from Kathmandu 4 in 1991. He served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Man Mohan Adhikari as Minister for Labour and Health.

Padma Ratna Tuladhar

Tuladhar died at Kathmandu on 4 November 2018 due to a brain hemorrhage. He is survived by his wife Nil Shova Tuladhar and four children.

Padma Ratna Tuladhar

See also

Tuladhar

Adhikari cabinet, 1994

Winners and runners-up in the legislative elections of Nepal 1994

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Nepalese human rights activists

Politicians from Kathmandu

Year of birth missing

2018 deaths

Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) politicians

Nepalese atheists

Nepal MPs 1991–1994

Nepal MPs 1994–1999

Members of the Rastriya Panchayat

People of the Nepalese Civil War

Padma Ratna Tuladhar