His Majesty Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev

Background

Dev, His Majesty Birendra Bir Bikram Shah was born on December 28, 1945 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Son of King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah and Crown Princess Indra Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah.

Education

Student, St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling, India. Student, Eton College, England. Student, University Tokyo.

Student, Harvard University. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Delhi.

Career

Supreme commander-in-chief Royal Nepalese Army, from 1972. Became king, January 31, 1972. Crowned, 1975.

Achievements

• His Majesty Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Development has been listed as a noteworthy King of Nepal by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chancellor, Tribhuvan University, Mahendra Sanskrit University. Patron Royal Nepal Academy of Sciences and Technology, King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation, Pashupati Area Development Trust, Lumbini Development Trust.

Interests

• Nature conservation, painting, riding.

Connections

Married Her Majesty Queen Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah, February 27, 1970. Children: Crown Prince Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Princess Sruti Rajya Laxmi Devi Rana, Prince Nirajan Bir Bikram Shah.

Father:

King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah

Mother:

Crown Princess Indra Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah

Spouse:

Her Majesty Queen Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah

child:

Princess Sruti Rajya Laxmi Devi Rana Dev

child:

Crown Prince Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev

child:

Prince Nirajan Bir Bikram Shah Dev