Gyanendra of Nepal
Former King of Nepal
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (Nepali: ज्ञानेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव; born 7 July 1947) was a monarch and the last King of Nepal, reigning from 2001 to 2008. His second reign began after the 2001 Nepalese royal massacre. .[1]
| Gyanendra Shah ज्ञानेन्द्र शाह | |||||
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 Gyanendra in 2012 | |||||
| King of Nepal | |||||
| Reign | 7 November 1950 – 7 January 1951 | ||||
| Coronation | 7 November 1950 | ||||
| Predecessor | Tribhuvan | ||||
| Successor | Tribhuvan | ||||
| Prime ministers | See list | ||||
| Reign | 4 June 2001 – 28 May 2008 | ||||
| Coronation | 4 June 2001 | ||||
| Predecessor | Dipendra | ||||
| Successor | Monarchy abolished (Girija Prasad Koirala as the acting head of state) | ||||
| Prime ministers | |||||
| Born | 7 July 1947 Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||
| Spouse | Komal Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah (m. 1970) | ||||
| Issue | Paras Shah Prerana Shah Singh | ||||
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| House | Shah Dynasty | ||||
| Father | Mahendra | ||||
| Mother | Indra | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
References change
- ↑ "ज्ञानेन्द्र शाह : नेपालको इतिहासमा दुई पटक राजा हुन पाए". रिपोर्टर्स नेपाल. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
Other websites change
- "Profile: Nepal's King Gyanendra". BBC News. 28 May 2008.
- King of Nepal is stoned by crowd. BBC 16 February 2007
- Biography at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 February 2004)
- Nepal News Feed - News Headlines Archived 19 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine