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Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
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Biography of HIS
MAJESTY KING GYANENDRA BIR BIKRAM SHAH DEV
| Born
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July 7, 1947 (Asar 23,
2004), Kathmandu. |
| Son of : |
His late Majesty King
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah and Her late Royal
Highness Crown Princess Indra Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah. |
| Education
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Senior Cambridge from St.
Joseph’s Collage, Darjeeling, India (1966);
Graduated from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu (1969). |
| Marital
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Married Her Majesty Queen
Komal Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah (1970); Son:1,
Daughter:1. |
| Career
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Chairman: Advisory
Committee for the Cornation of His late Majesty
King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah (1975), King Mahendra Trust
for Nature Conservation (1982-2001), Lumbini Development Trust(1986-1991).
Member of Honour: World Wildlife
Fund for Nature, Founding Member: 1001-Nature Trust (1986). Ascended
the Throne of the Kingdom of Nepal (2001). Supreme Commander of the
Royal Nepalese Army. Patron:
Royal Nepal Academy of Science of Technology, King Mahendra Trust
for Nature Conservation, Lumbini Development Trust, Pashupati Area
Development Trust.Chancellor:
Tribhuvan University and Mahendra Sanskrit University. |
| Decorations
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Sovereign of all Orders of
the Kingdom of Nepal; Ati Suvikkyat Sewalankar,
1968; Subha Rajyabhishek Padaka, 1956; Bishesh Sewa Padaka,
1971; Subha Rajyabhishek Padaka, 1975; Tesro SAARC Shikhara
Sammelan Smriti Padaka, 1988; Gaddi Aarohan ko Rajat Mahotsav
Padaka, 2028 – 2053 B.S., 1997; Vishista Seva Padaka, 1998;
The Grand Cross Order of the House of the Orange (The Netherlands),
1967; Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Pakistan), 1970: Grand Cordon of Yugoslav
Flag, First Class (Yugoslavia), 1974; Order of Labour (Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea), Knight Grand Cordon
of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant (Thailand),
1979; Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (France), 1983;
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order
of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) (United kingdom), 1986; The
Order of the Golden Arc (The Netherlands),1986; Grand Gwanghwa Order
of Diplomatic Service-Merit (Republic of Korea), 1987; Grand Cross
Isabel La Catolica (Spain), 1987; The Grand Cross (Germany), 1996.
Official Visit: India, 1976; Democratic Republic of Korea, 1978;
Republic of Korea, 1987. |
| Participation
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Represented His late
Majesty King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah:
- At the Ceremony marking the Accession of His Majesty King Jigme Singye
Wangchuck to the throne of Bhutan, 1972.
- At the Wedding of The Prince of Wales of the United Kingdom 1981.
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At the funeral of H.E. Mr Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia, 1980.
Others:
- Inauguration of the Japan Chapter
of the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation in Tokyo, Japan,
1986.
- Attended the World Wildlife Conference in San Francisco, United
States of America, 1976.
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| Visited :
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India, Pakistan, China, Japan, Bhutan, Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore,
United States of America, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, The Netherlands,
Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Saudi
Arabia, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia,
Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Spain.
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| Motto :
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“Knowledge is power, work is worship.”
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| Hobbies :
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Study of nature, reading, writing poetry.
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| Special interest :
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Conservation and preservation of natural and man-made heritage.
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| Address :
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Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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