Birendra of Nepal

Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
Birendra c. 1967
King of Nepal
Reign31 January 1972 – 1 June 2001
Coronation24 February 1975
PredecessorMahendra
SuccessorDipendra
Born(1945-12-28)28 December 1945
Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died1 June 2001(2001-06-01) (aged 55)
Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cause of deathAssassination (gunshot wounds)
Spouse
(m. 1970)
IssueKing Dipendra
Princess Shruti
Prince Nirajan
Regnal name
Shree Paanch Maharajadhiraj Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव)
DynastyShah
FatherMahendra
MotherIndra Rajya Lakshmi Devi
ReligionHinduism

Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (Nepali: श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव), (28 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was King of Nepal from 1972 until his assassination in 2001. He was the eldest son of King Mahendra.