King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev

Background

Dev, King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah was born on July 7, 1947 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Son of Injra Rajya Laxmi Devi, Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah.

Education

Studied, St. Josheph College, Darjeeling, India, 1966. Graduate, Tribhuwan University, 1969.

Career

Chairman advisory com Coronation of His late Majesty King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah, 1975. Member Lumbini Development Trust, 1986—1991. King Nepal, 2001—2008.

Leading figure King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation, 1982—2001.

Achievements

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

Membership

Member of 1001 Nature Trust (founding member 1986), World Wildlife Fund for Nature (honorary).

Interests

• Nature, reading, poetry.

Connections

Married Komal Rajya Laxmi Shah, 1970. Children: Paeas Shah, Prerana Rajya Laxmi Shah.

Father:

Injra Rajya Laxmi Devi Dev

Spouse:

Komal Rajya Laxmi Shah

child:

Paeas Shah Dev

child:

Prerana Rajya Laxmi Shah Dev