Pashupati Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana

Pashupati Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana
पशुपति शम्शेर जङ्ग बहादुर राणा
Rana in 2013
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1990–1994
Monarch	Birendra of Nepal
Preceded by	Hari Bahadur Basnet
Succeeded by	Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
Minister of Finance of Nepal
In office 1990–1994
Monarch	Birendra of Nepal
Preceded by	Bharat Bahadur Thapa
Succeeded by	Devendra Raj Pandey
Ministry of Water Resources and Communication
In office 1990–1994
Monarch	Birendra of Nepal
Ministry of Panchayat and Local Development
In office 1986–1988
Monarch	Birendra of Nepal
Ministry of Transport and Tourism
In office 1978–1979
Monarch	Birendra of Nepal
Personal details
Born	(1941-05-07) May 7, 1941 Laxmi Nivas Palace, Maharajganj, Kathmandu, Nepal
Political party	Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Prajatantrik
Spouse	Rani Usha Raje Scindia
Children	Urvashi Rajya Lakshmi Devyani Rajya Lakshmi
Parent(s)	General Raja Bijaya Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Rani Sarala Kumari Rajya Lakshmi Rana
Relatives	see Rana dynasty (house) Jiwajirao Scindia (father-in-law)
Alma mater	Oxford University

Pashupati Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (Nepali: पशुपति शम्शेर जङ्ग बहादुर राणा) is a politician from the Rana dynasty. He served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Water Resources and Communication (1990–1994), Minister of Water Resources (1995–1997 and 1997–1998) after the Panchayat era. He served as Minister of Panchayat and Local Development (1986–1988), Ministry of Transport and Tourism (1978–1979) and various other full ministers and state ministers during the Panchayat era. He is also one of the richest people in Nepal.

Family

Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana was born to Lieutenant General Yuvaraja Bijaya Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, son of Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He is married to Maharani Usha Raje Scindia, daughter of the Maharaja of the Gwalior State, Jivajirao Scindia and Vijayaraje Scindia. He has two daughters: Devyani Rana and Urvashi Rajya Lakshmi. Devyani Rana married the erstwhile Yuvraj of Singrauli; Aishvarya Singh, son of Bhuvneshwar Prasad Singh and Veena Singh. Urvashi Rajya Lakshmi Rana married Shiv Khemka, a businessman from the "Marwadi" Community.

Electoral history

• 1991 House of Representatives Election - Won
• 1994 House of Representatives Election - Won
• 1999 House of Representatives Election - Won
• 2013 Constituent Assembly Election - Lost
• 2013 Constituent Assembly Election - Lost
• 2018 House of Representatives Election - Lost

Notable published works

• Nepal's Forth Plan: A Critique (1971).
• Bikas Tatha Yojana (1971).
• Nepal in Perspective (1973).
• Kathmandu; a Living Heritage (1989).
• Contemporary Nepal (1998).
• The Ranas of Nepal (2002).

Honours

National Honours

• Order of the Gurkha Right Hand, First Class.
• King Birendra Corononation Medal (21 February 1975).
• Janamat Sangraha [Medal Service for the Referendum] (1980).

See also

• Lamjang and Kaski
• Rana dynasty
• Scindia dynasty