Constitutional monarchy advisor that guides gradual political transitions through diplomatic reform processes.
The son of King Mahendra, he was born in Kathmandu, and educated at St Joseph's College, Darjeeling, Eton, and Tokyo and Harvard universities. He married Queen Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Rana (1970), and had two sons and one daughter. Appointed Grand Master and Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Nepalese Army (1964), he became king on his father’s death (1972). During his reign there was gradual progress towards political…