[3] The position has been held by fifteen people in a permanent capacity since its creation.

It was founded as a waste management department and Singh Shamsher was appointed as the first 'Mayor Man' of Kathmandu municipality in the same year by the government of Chandra Shumsher.

Gehendra Shumsher Thapa was appointed as the chairman of Kathmandu by the Rana regime and Shankar Dev Pant was elected as his deputy from the common people.

[7] The mayor derives its power from the Local Government Operation Act, 2017.

[8] The main functions of the mayor are: The mayor of Kathmandu is also a member of the Kathmandu District Assembly, and an ex-officio member of the Pashupati Area Development Trust, the Boudhanath Area Development Committee, the senate of the National Academy of Medical Sciences and the chairman of the Valley Municipal Forum.