Birendra of Nepal

Regnal name
	Shree Paanch Sarkar Badamaharajadhiraj Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (श्री ५ बडामहाराजधिराज वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव)

Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
	Birendra c. 1967
King of Nepal
Reign	31 January 1972 – 1 June 2001
Coronation	24 February 1975
Predecessor	Mahendra
Successor	Dipendra
Born	28 December 1945; Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died	1 June 2001 (aged 55); Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cause of death	Assassination (gunshot wounds)
Spouse	Aishwarya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah (m. 1970)
Issue	King Dipendra; Princess Shruti; Prince Nirajan
Regnal name
Regnal name
	Shree Paanch Sarkar Badamaharajadhiraj Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (श्री ५ बडामहाराजधिराज वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव)
Dynasty	Shah
Father	Mahendra
Mother	Indra Rajya Lakshmi Devi
Religion	Hinduism

Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (Nepali: श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव), (28 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was the tenth King of Nepal from 1972 until his assassination in 2001. He was the eldest son of King Mahendra.

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