Bahadur Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana

Lieutenant-General Sir Bahadur Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (Nepali: बहादुर शमशेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा) C.B.E GCSI was a Nepalese diplomat.[1] He was the first Nepalese Ambassador to the United Kingdom.[2][3]

Bahadur Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Bahadur Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Nepalese Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office
1934–1936
MonarchKing Tribhuvan
Prime MinisterJuddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byKrishna Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Personal details
Born1892 (1892)
Kathmandu, Kingdom of Nepal
Died19 May 1977(1977-05-19) (aged 84–85)
Bahadur Bhawan, Katmandu
ChildrenNara Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana
Parents

He was born in 1892 to Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana and Padma Kumari.[4][5] In 1934, Rana was appointed as the first Nepalese Ambassador to the United Kingdom by his father.[6][7] In 1936, He was succeeded by Krishna Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.[8] He died in 1977 in Bahadur Bhawan, Kathmandu.[5] His son Nara Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana served as the second police chief of Nepal Police.[9][10]

He was gifted the Charburja Durbar which he later sold to Prince Basundhara of Nepal.[11]

Honours

References
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  2. "Ambassadorial appointments: Need of qualification, expertise, skills". The Himalayan Times. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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  4. "Padma Shamsher As The First Constitution Maker Of Nepal". SpotlightNepal. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. Who was who: 1897–2000. St. Martin's Press. 2002. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-7136-6125-5.
  6. Journal of Nepalese Literature, Art, and Culture. Royal Nepal Academy. 2001. p. 99.
  7. Nepal Antiquary. Office of the Nepal Antiquary. 1977. p. 21.
  8. Chaturvedi, Shyam Lal (1945). In Fraternity with Nepal: An Account of the Activities Under the Auspices of the Wider Life Movement for the Furtherance and Consolidation of the Indo-Nepalese Cultural Fellowship. p. 27.
  9. Gautama, Rājeśa (2005). Nepali Congress. Adroit Publishers. p. 14. ISBN 978-81-87392-61-3.
  10. Karki, Yuba Raj Singh (1983). Nepal Almanac: A Book of Facts. Y.R.S. Karki. p. 90.
  11. "8 Rana-era palaces converted into government offices in Kathmandu". OnlineKhabar. 27 March 2021. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  12. Who was who: A Companion to "Who's Who". A. & C. Black. 1971. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-312-87746-0.
  13. Records, India Office Library and; Archer, Mildred (1986). The India Office Collection of Paintings and Sculpture. British Library. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-7123-0092-6.
  14. Whitaker, Joseph (1938). An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord ... J. Whitaker. p. 806.
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