Kiran Shumsher Rana

His Excellency General
Kiran Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
His Excellency General Kiran Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
अतिरथी श्री; किरण शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा
Commander in Chief of Royal Nepalese Army
	In office; 1951–1956
Preceded by	Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
Personal details
Born	October 1916; Jawalakhel Durbar
Died	1983
Parent	Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (father);
Awards	Order of the Star of Nepal (Nepal Tara), Member 1st Class; Order of Om Rama Patta, Member; Order of Tri Shakti Patta (Three Divine Powers), Member 1st Class; Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (Gurkha Right Arm), Member 1st Class; Assam-Burma Medal (1945); Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE); Commander of Legion of Merit (American Order, 2nd class); Honorary Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO); Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished service in 1943 (U.K.); 1939–1945 Star (1945); Burma Star (1945).; Defence Medal (1945); War Medal (1945);
Military service
Allegiance	Nepal
Rank	General
Battles/wars	World War II

Commander in Chief Kiran Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana KBE KCVO (1916–1983) was a Nepalese army officer. He served as the Royal Nepalese Army's Commander-in-Chief from 1951–1956 and as the Nepalese ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1973–1977. Over the course of thirty years, he served as Aide-de-camp General to King Tribhuvan, King Mahendra and King Birendra.

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