Sony Rana
Nepal's first female commercial pilot
Sony Rana (born 17 October 1965) or Sonee Rana is the first Nepalese female commercial-pilot. She is also the first Nepali female Boeing jet-pilot.[1][2][3] She got her aviation license from Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal on 29 March 1991.[4]
Captain Sony Rana | |
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सोनी राणा | |
.jpg) Rana at Tribhuvan International Airport (2016) | |
| Born | 17 October 1965 |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Other names | Sonee Rana |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Employer | Nepal Airlines |
| Known for | Nepal's first commercial woman pilot (1991) |
| Spouse | Bijay Giri |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
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| Awards | Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (Fourth Class) |
| Website | Official website |
Award
changeRana was awarded with Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (IV) in 1993.[5]
Personal life
changeShe married Bijay Giri, a pilot in 2055 BS (1998-1999). Rana and Giri knew each other for seven year before their marriage. Giri died on a plane crash in Surkhet on 17 July 2002 (1 Shrawan 2059).
She has one daughter.[4] Her younger brother Ashish Narasingh Rana is also a pilot. She currently lives in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu.
References
change- ↑ "The wonderful women and their flying machines- Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ↑ "यी १० महिला : जो नेपालको इतिहासमा नै पहिलो बने !". Samachar Dainik (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ↑ "हिमाल खबरपत्रिका | 'लीडर' महिला". nepalihimal.com. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "आकाशमा महिला". आकाशमा महिला. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ↑ "चंगा उडाउने रहरले पहिलो महिला क्याप्टेन बनीन् सोनी राणा". Mulkhabar. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
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