When was Jamim Shah born?

Jamim Shah was born on 23 April 1963 in Kathmandu.

Jamim Shah

जमिम शाह

Nepalese businessman

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Jamim Shah (1963–2010) was a Nepalese media entrepreneur and the chairman of Channel Nepal Pvt. Ltd. He was the pioneer of commercial cable television network in Nepal with over 1,000 kilometres of cable network. He also owned two newspapers and a television channel Channel Nepal, which was the first satellite television channel in Nepal.

Quick facts

Born: 23 April 1963 wd
Place of birth: Kathmandu wd
Died: 2010 wd
Place of death: Kathmandu wd
Citizenship: Nepal wd
Occupation: businessperson, journalist wd

Early life and education

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Shah's business ambitions had started in a fashion shop, when he was still in college. nagariknews.com
He was married to Anjali at an age of 22. nayapatrika.com

Career

The company was allowed to go ahead with transmission but wanted to expand further. Nepali Times
He was accused of being a henchman of Dawood Ibrahim and Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, which he denied, and was blamed for using his television channel to whip up anti-India violence. BBC News Times of India
Channel Nepal was banned temporarily in 2000 after wrongly attributing anti-Nepal comments to Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan, sparking riots which left four people dead and 180 people injured in Nepal. BBC News Associated Press Abcnews.go.com Times of India

Controversies and criticism

This will be the fate of anyone who stands against India." Nepali was later killed by another henchman named don Chhota Rajan of Bangkok, Thailand. BBC News Nepalnews.com nepalnews.com kathmandupost.ekantipur.com en.rsf.org The Times of India
The police say the same hit man that killed Shah also possibly killed Faizan Ahmad, the general secretary of the Islamic Association, and tried to kill Yunus Ansari, the chairman of National Television. kathmandupost.ekantipur.com archive.org thisdaylive.com
An early suspect was an Indian national who was detained at the airport in Katmandu. Nepalnews.com test.nepalnews.com nepalnews.com Tindustan Times cpj.org
A man named Manmeet Singh Bhatiya, the suspected hit man, was arrested. myrepublica.com
The three suspected officers that arranged the murder were also arrested. myrepublica.com
In all, 18 were arrested in connection with Shah's murder. test.nepalnews.com

Questions

When was Jamim Shah born?: Jamim Shah was born on 23 April 1963 in Kathmandu.

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Last updated 2 October 2026 · facts checked 7 November 2026

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"Jamim Shah". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/jamim-shah. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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