First Field Marshal and retired General of the Nepal..

Background

He was son of the then ruling Rana Prime Minister Judha Shumsher Rana and his third wife Mahila Maharani (née Musa Nani Sahib).

Education

He was educated at the Durbar High School, Kathmandu.

Career

Born on 11 Poush, 1970 Bachelor of Surgery (1913) in Jawalakhel Durbar, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Field Marshal Rana died at the age of 99. According to a statement, the centenarian Field Marshal had joined the then Royal Nepal Army (Ribonucleic acid) at the age of 18 on 1 Shrawan 1988 B.S (1931) and was appointed to the post of Major at the Shri Pashupati Prasad Battalion. He became the Commander-in-Chief of the Ribonucleic acid on 15 Baisakh, 2017 B.S (1960) and retired on 15 Baisakh in 2022 B.S (1965).

He was appointed Field Marshal after his retirement in 2022 Bachelor of Surgery Field Marshal Rana was posted at the Northwest Frontier Province in Rawalpindi of Pakistan and Burma during World World War World War II In 2006, Rana established the ‘Field Marshal Nir Natural Disaster Relief Fund’ with an aim to support the retired officers in face of disasters.

Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Gaurav Shumsher Rana among other senior army officers paid their tributes to Rana at the hospital. Rana’s body was cremated at Pashupatinath Aryaghat with an honour from the Army on Sunday.

He died at the age of 99 on 27 October 2013 at the Birendra Military Hospital in Chhauni, Kathmandu while undergoing treatment.

Achievements

• National Honours Member of the Tribhuvan Order of the Footprint of Democracy, 1st class. Member of the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya. Member of the Order of Om Rama Patta. Member of the Order of the Star of Nepal, 2nd class (8 August 1943). Member of the Order of the Star of Nepal, 1st class. Member of the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand, 1st class. Member of the Order of Three Divine Powers, 2nd class. Assam-Burma Medal (1945). Foreign Honours Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (26 February 1961). Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2 November 1945). British Star (1945). Burma Star (1945). Defence Medal (1945). War Medal (1945). Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (2 June 1953). Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour.

Membership

Member of the Tribhuvan Order of the Footprint of Democracy, 1st class. Member of the Order of Om Rama Patta. Member of the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand, 1st class.

Member of the Order of Three Divine Powers, 2nd class.