Sher Dhan Rai (Nepali: शेरधन राई; born 25 June 1970) is a Nepalese politician and Former Chief Minister of Koshi Province, a province in eastern part of Nepal.

[1] Rai was subsequently appointed as chief minister on 14 February 2018.

[2] He was previously elected to the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly, winning the Bhojpur–2 seat for the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).

[3][4][5] Rai also served as a cabinet minister in the Government of Nepal, and was appointed Minister of Information and Communications in the first Oli cabinet.

His father was elected thrice as village chief during the Panchayat period, and for two more terms after the Panchayat system was replaced by multi-party democracy.