Jamim Shah

Jamim Shah
Born (1963-04-23)April 23, 1963
Kathmandu, Nepal
Died 7 February 2010(2010-02-07) (aged 46)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality Nepalese
Occupation Media Entrepreneur

Jamim Shah (Nepali: जमिम शाह) (1963–2010) was a Nepalese media entrepreneur and the chairman of Channel Nepal Pvt. Ltd.[1][2] He was the pioneer of commercial cable television network in Nepal[3] with over 1,000 kilometres of cable network. He also had two newspapers (now closed) and a television channel Channel Nepal,[2][4] which was the first satellite television station in Nepal.[5]

He was accused of being a henchman of Dawood Ibrahim and Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, which he denied,[1][6] and was blamed for using his television channel to whip up anti-India violence. Channel Nepal was banned temporarily in 2000 after wrongly attributing anti-Nepal comments to Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan, sparking riots[7] which left four people dead[8] and 180 people injured in Nepal.[9][10]

Personal life

Shah was born in Wotu area of Kathmandu was a descendant of a Kashmiri family. He got his primary education from Laboratory School in Kirtipur and completed high schooling from Durbar High School. He then went to Taiwan aiming to be a pilot but he did not complete the formal training. Shah's business ambitions had started in a fashion shop, when he was still in college.[11]

Jamim was the second son of a retired government officer Dr. Mohim and Ayesha Shah. He was married to Anjali at an age of 22 [12]

Jamim was shot on 7 February 2010 by two unidentified assailants in Kathmandu.[13] Shah's murderers were never found.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nepal media chief shot dead in Kathmandu". BBC News. 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  2. 1 2 "Media entrepreneur Jamim Shah shot dead in Kathmandu | Top Stories". ekantipur.com. February 8, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  3. ↑ "One-time media tycoon Jamim Shah dies in fatal gun attack". Nepalnews.com. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  4. ↑ Josy Joseph (2004-08-10). "Nepal Cable King is Dawood stooge - Rest of World - World - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  5. ↑ "Channel Nepal". Channel Nepal. 2001-07-03. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  6. ↑ "Nepal Cable King is Dawood stooge". Times of India. 2004-08-10. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  7. ↑ "Nepal media chief shot dead in Kathmandu". BBC News. 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  8. ↑ "4 People Die at Nepal Movie Protest".
  9. ↑ "Indian Film Star Sparks Riots in Nepal - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2000-12-27. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  10. ↑ "Nepal Cable King is Dawood stooge - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2004-08-10. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  11. ↑ "अन्तर्वार्ता 'मलाई नानाथरी एजेन्ट भनियो'". nagariknews.com. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  12. ↑ "बाबुको आँखामा जमिम शाह". nayapatrika.com. 2010-03-04. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
  13. ↑ https://thehimalayantimes.com/news-archives/latest/media-baron-jamim-shah-shot-dead/
  14. ↑ https://www.mid-day.com/articles/dawood-aide-shot-at-in-nepal-jail/114998
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