Background
Dev, 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 LaxmiDevi Shah.
Dev, 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 LaxmiDevi Shah.
Educated, St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling, India educated, Eton (England) College educated, U. Tokyo educated, Harvard University Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Delhi.
Supreme commander-in-chief, Royal Nepalese Army, since 1972; became king, January 31, 1972; crowned, 1975.
Chancellor, Tribhuvan U., Mahendra Sanskrit U. Patron Royal Nepal Academy Science and Technology, King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation, Pashupati Area Development Trust, Lumbini Development Trust.
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 Shah, Prince Nirajan Bir Bikram Shah.