Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana

General Gaurav Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana is current Chief of Army Staff in Nepal. Rana, who has been working as Military Officer for over 42 years, was appointed as Chief of Army Staff through a cabinet decision by the President of Nepal Dr.Ram Baran Yadav. He worked as acting CoAS after General Chhatra Man Singh Gurung left the office and was formally appointed as his successor. He took oath on September 9, 2012 from the president.

Early Life and Education
Schooled at the famous Lawrence School Sanawar, in India. General Rana completed his education at Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He has Bachelors' Degree in History from Tribhuvan University and Masters in Defence And Strategic Studies from Quaid-E-Azam University of Pakistan. He has also completed Officers' Cadet Course training from Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, UK. He was an alumnus of the US Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, USA and the National Defence University, Pakistan.

Family
General Gaurav Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana is a great grandson of Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana ; the grandson of Babar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana and son of former Major General Aditya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana was married to Mrs.Rohini Rana. The couple is blessed with two daughters, two grandsons and one granddaughter.

Military career
Following the footsteps of his father General Rana started his military career in September 27, 1970.He has successfully commanded Shree Taradal Gulma (Independent Infantry Company) and Shree Purano Gorakh Battalion. A second-generation officer of the Purano Gorakh Battalion one of the oldest unit of the Nepalese Army and a battalion of ethnic Magars, he led this unit in active operational duty in UNIFIL Lebanon in 1978 to 1979 as a Regimental Officer. In 1987 and 1994 he was appointed as Senior Assistant Military Information Officer, UNIFIL Force HQ and Battalion Commander respectively during the UN Mission. The following Commands was held by Rana in his career.

Promotion assignment
Nepalese Army - Class of 1974

Awards and decoration
General Rana has been awarded with many prestigious awards and medals which includes:


 * 1975: SHUBHARAJYABHISEK PADAK 2031
 * 1978: PARADESH SEWA PADAK
 * 1983: SAINIK SEWA PADAK
 * 1984: GORKHA DAKSHIN BAHU IV
 * 1987: PARADESH SEWA PADAK KHUKURI I
 * 1987: UN MEDAL BAR I
 * 1993: TRISAKTI PATTA IV
 * 1994: DAI.PRA. PIDITTODWAR PADAK
 * 1996:GADDI AROHAN RAJAMAHOTSAV PADAK
 * 1998: SAINIK DIRGHA SEWA PATTA
 * 1998: GORKHA DAKSHIN BAHU III
 * 2001: BIRENDRA AISWARYA SEWA PADAK
 * 2004: TRISAKTI PATTA III
 * 2010: SUPRABAL JANA SEWA SHREE-III
 * 2013: Suprabal Jana Sewa Shree
 * 2013: SWIKRITI MAYA RASTRADEEP