Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
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Shrī Tīn Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana |
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| Native name | श्री ३ मोहन शमशेर जंग बहादुर राणा |
| Born | December 23, 1885 |
| Died | January 6, 1967 (aged 81) Bangalore |
| Occupation | Prime Minister of Nepal |
| Title | Sri 3 Maharaj of Kaski and Lamjung |
| Predecessor | Padma Shumsher JBR |
| Successor | Matrika Prasad Koirala |
Field-Marshal Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (Nepali: मोहन सम्शेर जंगबहादुर राणा), GCB, GCIE, GBE (23 December 1885 - 6 January 1967) was the prime minister and foreign minister of Nepal from 30 April 1948 until 12 November 1951.
He was the last prime minister from the Rana family, which had controlled Nepal for more than a century and reduced the monarchy to a figurehead. He was the son of the 5th Rana Prime Minister of Nepal Chandra Shumsher and Bada Maharani Chandra Loka Bhakta Lakshmi Devi. He became prime minister at a time when the king, Tribhuvan was attempting to assert himself. Tribhuvan wanted to establish a stronger monarchy and some democracy, which Mohan Shamsher opposed.
In 1950, Mohan Shumsher's policies against the monarchy forced Tribhuvan and his son Mahendra to flee to India with the help of the Indian Residency and the Indian government, which led Mohan Shamhser to proclaim Mahendra's three-year-old son Gyanendra the king of Nepal.
Later in 1951, Tribhuvan returned to Nepal after signing The Delhi Treaty between Mohan Shamhser, Tribhuvan and Nepali Congress thus restoring his throne and bringing the stately power back to the monarch . By the end of 1951, the king and his allies, the Nepali Congress had triumphed, and Mohan Shumsher and the rest of the Rana family lost power. The Ranas were deprived of all the hereditary offices and privileges conferred by king Surendra Bikram Shah on Jang Bahadur even though Mohan Shumsher still held the office of the prime minister for until several demonstrations by Ranas in an attempt to reestablish their rule and the opposition of the monarchy and Nepali Congress forced him to resign from his position.
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