Birendra of Nepal

Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
Birendra c. 1967
King of Nepal
Reign	31 January 1972 – 1 June 2001
Coronation	24 February 1975
Predecessor	Mahendra
Successor	Dipendra
Born	(1945-12-28)28 December 1945 Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died	1 June 2001(2001-06-01) (aged 55) Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cause of death	Assassination (gunshot wounds)
Spouse	Aishwarya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah ​ ​ (m. 1970)​
Issue	King Dipendra Princess Shruti Prince Nirajan
Regnal name Shree Paanch Maharajadhiraj Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव)
Dynasty	Shah
Father	Mahendra
Mother	Indra Rajya Lakshmi Devi
Religion	Hinduism

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