Gyani Shah

Gyani Shah
ज्ञानी शाह
Gyani Shah in her final Interview
Born
Gyani Shah

(1923-06-15)15 June 1923
Died8 December 2012(2012-12-08) (aged 89)
Kailali, Nepal
EducationBMS Hospital
Occupations
Known for
  • First Nepalese woman to join Nepal Army
  • First Nepalese Christian woman
  • Social Worker
Relatives
  • Dol Prakash Shah (father)
  • Ghamand Kumari Shah (Mother)

Gyaani Shah (15 June 1923 – 8 December 2012), is the first Nepalese woman to join Nepal Army. She is also known for one of the first people in Nepal to promote Christian religion in Nepal after miraculously being saved by a Christian lady. She got engaged with Evangelism in western parts of Nepal where she helped the poor and dominated by providing health-care and also practiced Christian culture there.