Mangal Rawal, MD, MPA was born in remote village of the Karnali Provice in Nepal. He defied the odds to pursue education, completing traditional schooling in his village before advancing for further studies. Despite limited resources, He obtained his MBBS/MD from BPKIHS and Residency in Orthopedics from NAMS, Kathmandu both on government scholarships. Following this, He pursued an AOA Fellowship in Trauma in Dhaka, Bangladesh and earned a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from Tribhuwan University. Recognized for dedication to rural health, He was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS) by then Prime Minister of Nepal, becoming the youngest Vice Chancellor in Nepalese history. His tenure witnessed groundbreaking initiatives, including establishing undergraduate and postgraduate medical education programs in a remote medical school. During the COVID-19 pandemic, his leadership as the hospital director of KAHS earned him the prestigious President's Medal for extraordinary contributions. Driven by a vision to transform KAHS into a center of excellence for rural health, medicinal herbs research, and mountain medicine, He remains committed to serving the communities of Karnali with clinical expertise and social advocacy.
