Honorific-Prefix: | I.G.P. |
Toran Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana | |
Native Name: | तोरन शमशेर ज.ब.रा. |
Rank: | General |
Office: | Commander-in-Chief of Nepal Army |
Term Start: | 10 May 1956 |
Term End: | 10 May 1960 |
Predecessor: | Kiran Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana |
Successor: | Nir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana |
Office1: | 1st Inspector General of Nepal Police |
Term Start1: | March 1951 |
Term End1: | March 1951 |
Monarch1: | King Tribhuvan Shah |
Primeminister1: | Mohan Shumsher J.B.R. |
Successor1: | Nara Shumsher J.B.R. |
Birth Date: | 1904 A.D |
Birth Place: | Hattisar Durbar/ Putali Durbar |
Citizenship: | Nepalese |
Nationality: | Nepali |
Residence: | Toran Bhawan |
Occupation: | Police Officer, Military Officer |
Toran Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana was the first police chief of Nepal Police after the establishment of the force in the year 2007 B.S. (1951 A.D.) However, he only remained chief for three days[1] before Nara Shumsher J.B.R. succeeded him as the police chief.
He also served as the Royal Nepalese Army's Commander-in-Chief from 1956–1960.
He was later succeeded by Gen Nir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana who later became field marshal.
Toran Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana was born in 1904 A.D. at the Hattisar Durbar, son of Commanding Colonel Indra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana and Grandson of the late H.H Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, the 11th Prime Minister of Nepal.