Prince Nirajan of Nepal

Prince Nirajan Bir Bikram Shah Dev (Nepali: निराजन बीर विक्रम शाह; 6 November 1978 1 June 2001) was a Prince of Nepal, younger brother of Prince Dipendra, [1][2] for the Nepalese royal massacre, in which Nirajan and other royals were killed at a dinner in 2001. Nirajan was next in line to the throne after Dipendra.

Prince Nirajan
Prince of Nepal
Born(1978-11-06)6 November 1978
Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died1 June 2001(2001-06-01) (aged 22)
Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
(victim of the Nepalese royal massacre)
Names
Nirajan Bir Bikram Shah Dev
HouseShah dynasty
FatherKing Birendra of Nepal
MotherQueen Aishwarya of Nepal
ReligionHinduism

Education and interests

He was educated at Budhanilkantha School, Kathmandu and Eton College[3] and had a degree of B.B.A. from Kathmandu College of Management. He was interested in sports, especially swimming.

Name Nirajan means "One without fault; perfect in all forms".

Death

Nirajan was among the victims of the Nepalese royal massacre on 1 June 2001 along with his father, mother, sister, brother and other close royal relatives.

Honours

National Honours
  • Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Birendra (31/01/1997).

Ancestry

References

  1. Rahul Bedi; Alex Spillius (8 June 2001). "Crown Prince". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
  2. Nepal survivors blame prince
  3. "Eton's Royal Connection". BBC News. 2 June 2001. Retrieved 20 October 2016.



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