| Honorific Prefix: | The Right Honourable |
| Cholendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana | |
| Native Name: | चोलेन्द्र शम्शेर |
| Office: | 27th Chief Justice of Nepal |
| Term Start: | 2 January 2019 |
| Term End: | 13 December 2022 |
| Appointer: | Presidential recommendation of constitutional council |
| Predecessor: | Om Prakash Mishra |
| Successor: | Hari Krishna Karki |
| Birth Date: | 13 December 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Kathmandu Ward no. 32, Kalikasthan |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Education: | Tribhuvan University (LLB) |
Cholendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (Nepali: चोलेन्द्र शम्शेर ज.ब.रा.) is a former chief justice of Nepal. He is the 29th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal.[1] He has been appointed by President on the recommendation of Constitutional Council of Nepal and oathed by Bidhya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal on 2 January 2019.[2] [3]
| Designation | Organization/Institution | Tenure Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice | Supreme Court of Nepal | 2 January 2019 – 13 December 2022 | |
| Justice | Supreme Court of Nepal | 27 May 2014 – 2 January 2019 | |
| Acting Chief Judge | Appellate Court Butwal | 15 April 2013 – 27 May 2014 | |
| Judge | Appellate Court Butwal | 20 March 2013 – 15 April 2013 | |
| Judge | Appellate Court Rajbiraj | 8 August 2011 – 20 March 2013 | |
| Judge | Appellate Court Pokhara | 26 February 2009 – 8 August 2011 | |
| Judge | Appellate Court Dipayal | 23 September 2008 – 26 February 2009 | |
| Member | Special Court | 26 January 2006 – 23 September 2008 | |
| Judge | Appellate Court Surkhet | 12 April 2005 – 26 January 2006 | |
| Additional Judge | Various Appellate Court | 15 April 1996 – 12 April 2005 | |
| Advocate (Legal Practice) | - | 22 November 1979 – 10 April 1996 |