| Shri Sahebju Purendra Bikram Shah | |
| Shri Sahebju His Excellency Foreign Minister of Nepal Defence Minister of Nepal | |
| Full Name: | Shri Sahebju Purendra Bikram Shah |
| House: | Shah dynasty (by birth) |
| Type: | Dynasty |
| Father: | General Sahebju Jharendra Bikram Shah of Nepal |
| Mother: | Sahebju Rani Nayan Rajya Lakshmi |
| Spouse: | Sahebju Rani Lila Rajyalaxmi |
| Issue: | Riddhi Rajya Lakshmi Shah Madhuri Rajya Lakshmi Shah Tarini Bikram Shah |
| Birth Date: | 20 January 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Hanuman Dhoka Palace, Basantapur, Kathmandu |
| Death Place: | Chapkaiya Villa Durbar, Birganj, Nepal |
| Religion: | Hindu |
| Office1: | Royal Advisory Council Nepal |
| Term Start1: | 1955 |
| Term End1: | 1956 |
| Monarch1: | Mahendra of Nepal |
| Office2: | Minister of Defence of Nepal |
| Term Start2: | 1956 |
| Term End2: | 1958 |
| Monarch2: | Mahendra of Nepal |
| Office3: | Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal |
| Term Start3: | 1958 |
| Term End3: | 1959 |
| Monarch3: | Mahendra of Nepal |
| Predecessor3: | Kunwar Inderjit Singh |
| Successor3: | Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala |
Shri Sahebju Purendra Bikram Shah Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta, Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu, GCMG (20 January 1900 – 1 May 1976) was a senior member of the Nepalese Royal clan. He was member of the Royal Advisory Council formed by King Mahendra of Nepal in 1955 as an independent member nominated by the King, a close relative. He also held other key portfolios as Minister including Defence (1956-1958) and Foreign (1958-1959) of Nepal.[1] [2]
Sahebju Purendra's alma mater was the University of Allahabad. After the downfall of the Rana regime in 1951, he became heavily involved in affairs of state as a close ally of King Mahendra of Nepal. In 1955, he was nominated as member of the King's 5 man Advisory Council as an independent candidate. He then went onto serving as Foreign and Defence Minister of Nepal during key turning points of history including the admission of Nepal into the United Nations in 1955 as well as the State Visits carried out by King Mahendra of Nepal to China, United Kingdom, United States, Soviet Union etc. Sahebju Purendra played a key role in the changing dynamics of Nepal's foreign policy in bringing her out of isolation[3] [4] As Minister for Foreign Affairs, he led several high level delegations on Official Visits to China, United States, United Nations, India, United Kingdom, France, Belgrade Serbia amongst others.
He became member of the Rajya Sabha, Upper House of Parliament in 1962.