Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Sir Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana | |
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Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana in the 1940s | |
| 16th Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 29 November 1945 – 30 April 1948 | |
| Monarch | King Tribhuvan |
| Preceded by | Juddha Shamsher |
| Succeeded by | Mohan Samsher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1882 |
| Died | 11 April 1961 (aged 79) |
| Parent(s) | Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (father) Jethi Maharani (mother) |
| Occupation | Prime Minister of Nepal |
Maharaja Sir Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (Nepali: पद्म शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा; 5 December 1882 – Calcutta, India, 11 April 1961) was the hereditary prime minister of Nepal and Maharaja of Lamjung and Kaski from 29 November 1945 to 30 April 1948 as the head of the Rana dynasty. He was one of the first prime ministers of Nepal in over a century to advocate for social development, and even proclaimed himself to be "A servant of the nation".