The Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (Nepali: à ¤¸à ¤Âà ¤¸à ¥Âà ¤Âà ¥Âà ¤¤à ¤¿, à ¤ªà ¤°à ¥Âà ¤¯à ¤Âà ¤¨ à ¤¤à ¤¥à ¤¾ à ¤¨à ¤¾à ¤Âà ¤°à ¤¿à ¤ à ¤Âà ¤¡à ¥Âà ¤¡à ¤¯à ¤¨ à ¤®à ¤¨à ¥Âà ¤¤à ¥Âà ¤°à ¥Â) is the head of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of the Government of Nepal. One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsibility for promoting tourism, culture and private sector involvement in Nepal. The Minister is assisted by the Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and the junior Deputy Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.
The current minister is Khadak Raj Paudel who took office on 27 March 2026.
This is a list of former Ministers of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2008: