Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana

{{Short description|Nepalese army officer}}

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| honorific-prefix = General

| name = Gaurav Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana

| native_name = महारथी श्री
गौरव शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1955|12|12}}

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| image = Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana.jpg

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| caption = Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana

| office = Chief of Army Staff of the Nepalese Army

| term_start1 = September 2012

| term_end1 = August 2015

| deputy1 = Pawan Bahadur Pande as Chief of General Staff

| preceded1 = Chhatra Man Singh Gurung

| succeeded1 = Rajendra Chhetri

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| allegiance = {{flag|Nepal}}

| branch = 25 px Nepal Army

| serviceyears = 1974–2015

| rank = 30px General

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| relations = Rana dynasty and Pande family

Malika Rajya laxmi Pande (daughter)

Samrat Shumshere JungBahadur Rana (son)

Meghna Rajya Laxhmi (daughter)

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Gaurav Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana ({{langx|ne|गौरव शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा}}) also known as Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Nepalese Army from September 2012 to August 2015.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2014-06-07 |title=Nepalese Army Chief General Gaurav Shumsher Rana to visit India |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/nepalese-army-chief-general-gaurav-shumsher-rana-to-visit-india-37768.html |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}} He is a descendant of the Shamsher Rana family of Nepal through then Maharajkumar Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.{{Cite web |title=Gen Gaurav SJB Rana Endeavour Global School, Siliguri |url=https://endeavourglobalschool.com/gen-gaurav-sjb-rana-retd/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Endeavour Global School, Siliguri}}{{Cite web |title=Gen. Gaurav Shamsher Rana, Speaker One Globe Forum, Former Chief of Army Staff, Nepali Army 7th annual edition One Globe Forum will focus on Digital India, Smart Cities, Make In India, and Startup India. |url=https://www.oneglobeforum.com/speaker/2018/gen-gaurav-shamsher-rana-one-globe-speaker-2018 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=www.oneglobeforum.com}}