Prince Nirajan of Nepal

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| caption = Prince Nirajan (center)

| name = Prince Nirajan

| title = Prince of Nepal

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| full name = Nirajan Bir Bikram Shah Dev

| house =Shah dynasty

| type =Dynasty

| father =King Birendra

| mother = Aishwarya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah

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| birth_date ={{Birth date|1978|11|06|df=yes}}

| birth_place =Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal

| death_date ={{Death date and age|2001|06|1|1978|11|6|df=yes}}

| death_place = Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal

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| death_cause = Assassination (gunshot wounds)}}

| religion = Hinduism

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Prince Nirajan Bir Bikram Shah Dev ({{langx|ne|निराजन बीर विक्रम शाह}}; 6 November 1978 – 1 June 2001) was a prince of Nepal, the younger son of King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya of Nepal. He and his parents were killed during the 1 June 2001 Nepalese royal massacre.{{cite web|url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/06/08/wnep08.xml|title= Crown Prince|accessdate= 2008-05-28|author= Rahul Bedi|author2=Alex Spillius |date= 2001-06-08 |work= The Telegraph |publisher= |quote= }}[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1375097.stm Nepal survivors blame prince]

Education and interests

He was educated at Budhanilkantha School, Kathmandu and Eton College{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1366105.stm|title= Eton's Royal Connection|accessdate= 2016-10-20|work= BBC News|date= 2 June 2001}} and had a degree of B.B.A. from Kathmandu College of Management. He was interested in sports, especially swimming.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

The 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.