Prince Nirajan Bir Bikram Shah Dev (Nepali: निराजन बीर विक्रम शाह; 6 November 1978 – 1 June 2001) was a Prince of Nepal, younger brother of Prince Dipendra, ^[1][2] for the Nepalese royal massacre, in which Nirajan and other royals were killed at a dinner in 2001. Nirajan was next in line to the throne after Dipendra.

Education and interests

He was educated at Budhanilkantha School, Kathmandu and Eton College^[3] and had a degree of B.B.A. from Kathmandu College of Management. He was interested in sports, especially swimming.^{[citation needed]}

Name Nirajan means "One without fault; perfect in all forms".

Death

Nirajan was among the victims of the Nepalese royal massacre on 1 June 2001 along with his father, mother, sister, brother and other close royal relatives.

Honours

National Honours

• Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Birendra (31/01/1997).^{[citation needed]}

Ancestry