Baber Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana

Commanding-General Shree Teen Maharajkumar Sir Baber Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
श्री ३ महाराजकुमार महारथी बबर शमशेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा
Baber Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana in the 1910s
Commander-In-Chief of Nepal Army
In office 30 April 1948 – 1951
Preceded by	Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Succeeded by	Kiran Shamsher Rana
Minister of Defence of Nepal
In office 18 February 1951 – 10 June 1951
Prime Minister	Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Personal details
Born	(1888-01-27)27 January 1888 Kathmandu, Nepal
Died	12 May 1960(1960-05-12) (aged 72) Kathmandu, Nepal
Relations	Shree Teen Maharajah Sir Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (father) Shree Teen Maharajah Sir Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (brother), Field Marshal Sir Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (brother), General Gaurav Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (great grandson)
Awards	GCVO GBE, KCSI, KCIE Order of the Star of Nepal, Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, Order of Tri Shakti Patta, Order of Om Ram Patta, Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit
Military service
Allegiance	Nepal
Branch/service	Nepali Army
Years of service	1901-1951
Rank	Commanding Officer
Battles/wars	World War I World War II

Sir Baber Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (27 January 1888 – 12 May 1960) was a member of the Rana dynasty who served as the Minister of Defence of Nepal in 1951.^[1] A prominent member of the Rana oligarchy, he fought valiantly in the First World War.^[2] He was the second son of Maharaja Sir Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana and Bada Maharani Chandra Loka Bhakta Lakshmi Devi. He was the younger brother of Maharaja Sir Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana and older brother of Field Marshal Sir Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.^{[citation needed]}