Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana

General
Gaurav Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
महारथी श्री
गौरव शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा
Photo of Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana
Chief of Army Staff of the Nepalese Army
In office
September 2012 – August 2015
Preceded by Chhatra Man Singh Gurung
Succeeded by Rajendra Chhetri
Personal details
Born (1955-12-12) 12 December 1955
Relations Rana dynasty
Military service
Allegiance    Nepal
Service/branch Nepal Army
Years of service 1974–2015
Rank General

Gaurav Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (Nepali: गौरव शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा) known as Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana was Chief of Army Staff of the Nepalese Army between September 2012 and August 2015. He is a descendent of Shamsher Rana family of Nepal through then Maharajkumar Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.

Family

General Gaurav Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana is a great, great grandson of Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana; the great grandson of Babar Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, grandson of Mrigendra Shumsher, and son of former Major General Aditya Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana who is married to Mrs. Rohini Rana. The couple has two daughters, two grandsons and two granddaughters.[1]

He was educated at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.[2] He is an alumnus of The Lawrence School, Sanawar. He was one of the first Nepalese to be sent to sanawar after his mother decided to send them where they could stay with his maternal cousins.

He has a son and two daughters

  • Malika Rajya laxmi Pande'
  • Samrat Shumshere jungBahadur Rana.
  • Meghna Rajya Laxhmi (by marriage Srimathi Lal Sahiba Meghna Rajya Laxmi Kumari, of Patna).

Military career

General Rana started his military career in September 27, 1970. He has successfully commanded Shree Taradal Gulma (Independent Infantry Company) and the Shree Purano Gorakh Battalion. A second-generation officer of the Purano Gorakh Battalion, which is one of the oldest unit of the Nepalese Army and a battalion of ethnic Magars, he led this unit in active operational duty during UNIFIL Lebanon in 1978 to 1979 as a Regimental Officer. In 1987 and 1994 he was appointed as Senior Assistant Military Information Officer, UNIFIL Force HQ and Battalion Commander respectively during the UN Mission. The following Commands was held by Rana in his career.

CommandYear(A.D)Rank
Tara Dal GulmaFebruary, 1987Major
Purano Gorkha GanaDecember, 1990Lieutenant Colonel
Nepalese Military AcademyJanuary, 2002Colonel
No 5 BrigadeDecember, 2002Brigadier General
No 9 BrigadeMarch, 2006Brigadier General
Western DivisionMay, 2007Major General
Nepalese ArmySeptember, 2012General

Assignment

Promotion assignment

Nepalese Army - Class of 1974

RankAssignment date
Second Lieutenant8 March 1974
Lieutenant5 September 1975
Captain5 September 1980
Major6 September 1985
Lieutenant Colonel29 May 1990
Colonel14 December 1998
Brigadier28 November 2002
Major General15 March 2007
Lieutenant General6 July 2011
General9 September 2012

Awards and decoration

General Rana has been awarded with many prestigious awards and medals which includes:

  • 1975: Shubharajyabhisek Padak 2031
  • 1978: Paradesh Sewa Padak
  • 1983: Sainik Sewa Padak
  • 1984: Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, IV Class
  • 1987: Paradesh Sewa Padak Khukuri I
  • 1987: Un Medal Bar I
  • 1993: Order of Tri Shakti Patta, IV Class
  • 1994: Dai. Pra. Pidittowar Padak
  • 1996: Gaddi Arohan Rajamahotsav Padak
  • 1998: Sainik Dirgha Sewa Patta
  • 1998: Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, III Class
  • 2001: Birendra-Aishwarya Sewa Padak
  • 2004: Order of Tri Shakti Patta, III Class
  • 2010: Suprabal Jana Sewa Shree, III Class
  • 2013: Suprabal Jana Sewa Shree
  • 2013: Swikriti Maya Rastradeep

References

  1. ↑ Stak.kkk.com
  2. ↑ Royal Ark
Military offices
Preceded by
Chhatra Man Singh Gurung		 Chief of Army Staff of the Nepali Army
2012 – 2015		 Succeeded by
Rajendra Chhetri
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