Balendra Shah (बालेन्द्र शाह), popularly known as Balen Shah. He is a Nepalese rapper, structural engineer and mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan city of Nepal. He was born on 27th April 1990 in Naradevi, Kathmandu. Balen Shah is currently serving as the 15th mayor of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. Balen has been a popular figure in Nepalese hip-hop since the early 2010’s. He announced his candidacy as an independent and was elected at the 2022 local election. He is the first independent candidate to be elected as the mayor of Kathmandu.
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Balen Shah Biography
Full Name | Balendra Shah |
Nepali Name | बालेन्द्र शाह |
Popular Name | Balen Shah (बालेन साह) |
Profession | Engineer, Rapper Singer, Politician |
Date of Birth | 27 April 1990 |
Age | 34 year (as of 2024) |
Birth Place | Naradevi-18, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Current address | Naradevi-18, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Nationality | Nepalese |
Religion | Hindu |
Hobbies | Singing, Travelling, Reading, Writing poems |
School | Alliance Academy |
College | V.S Niketan higher secondary school Civil engineering from Himalayan Whitehouse International College |
University | Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Karnataka, India. |
Academic Qualification | Master’s degree |
Favorite Food | Ice coffee |
Favorite Place | Pokhara |
Favorite Game | Basketball and Cricket |
Contact Number | +977-9851279900 |
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He completed his schooling from Alliance Academy. He completed his 10+2 studies at V.S Niketan higher secondary school. He completed a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Himalayan Whitehouse International College. He also completed his master’s degree from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) in Karnataka India.
Career
From an early age, Shah was interested in music and poetry. He released his first single, Sadak Balak, which he wrote while in the ninth grade, in 2012. He rose to prominence among Nephop fans in 2013 after his appearance on the YouTube battle rap seri
He expressed interest to put candidacy for Kathmandu mayor ship in the 2017 but later he was back because he was not fully prepared for the plans to be executed. After 5 years, he announced his candidacy for the post of mayor in the Kathmandu Metropolitan in 2022. On 26 may 2022 Shah was elected as mayor of Kathmandu metropolitan with 38.6% of the votes cast. After becoming mayor, he has done many good things . he is a fearless and patriotic mayor.
Balendra Shah work as a DDA engineer for the Nepal Society of Earthquake Technology, a project manager for Soaltee City, a technical advisor for ASF Nepal, a shelter engineer for Nepal Help Organization, a transportation engineer for Bajra Guruu Constructions, a bridge engineer for Asian Construction Company Pvt., and a deputy general manager for the Padma Group of Companies, Balen worked in a variety of positions.
Family & Relationship
Marital Status | Married |
Wife/Spouse | Sabina Kafle Marriage – B.S. Falgun 2074 |
Son | None |
Daughter | One daughter (name not known) |
Father name | Ram Narayan Shah |
Mother name | Dhruv Devi Shah |
He is the youngest son of Ram Narayan Shah, an Ayurvedic practitioner, and his wife Dhruv devi Shah. His parents moved to Kathmandu from Mahottari after his father was posted to Naradevi Ayurvedic Hospital.
Physical appearance
Height | 5.6 inches 1.70 meters 170 centimeters |
Weight | 75kilograms 165 pounds |
Body measurement | Not Known |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Black |
Mayor Balen Shah is around 5 feet 6 inches tall, which is equal to 1.70 meters or 170 centimeters. He weighs around 75 kilograms or 165 lbs. Balen has black hair and Black eyes.
Net worth & Assets
Net worth | 5 to 10 Crore (NPR) |
Salary | Not known |
Balen Shah Songs
- Gorkhali Toph
- Balidan
- Marpha ko Madira
- Temi Phool
- OA buda
- Prahari Pratikar
- Man yo udyo
- Local thito
- Hande Hande