# Jamim Shah

_Nepalese businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> 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 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6147815#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6147815#P19))
- **Died:** 2010 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6147815#P570))
- **Place of death:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6147815#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6147815#P27))
- **Occupation:** businessperson; journalist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6147815#P106))

## Early life and education

- Shah's business ambitions had started in a fashion shop, when he was still in college. ([nagariknews.com](http://www.nagariknews.com/interview.html))
- He was married to Anjali at an age of 22. ([nayapatrika.com](http://www.nayapatrika.com/newsportal/permalink/11672.html))

## Career

- The company was allowed to go ahead with transmission but wanted to expand further. ([Nepali Times](https://nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=8574#.VqY8SiorJaQ))
- 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](https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8503067.stm), [Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Nepal-Cable-King-is-Dawood-stooge/articleshow/809078.cms))
- 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](https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8503067.stm), [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/e7af1d7a5b6e7f1c386b4c373e54f985), [Abcnews.go.com](https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=81838&page=1), [Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Nepal-Cable-King-is-Dawood-stooge/articleshow/809078.cms))

## 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](https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8503067.stm), [Nepalnews.com](http://www.nepalnews.com/mobile/view_article.php?id=4055), [nepalnews.com](http://www.nepalnews.com/index.php/news/19-news/general/4068-motorbike-used-in-the-murder-of-media-entrepreneur-shah-found{{dead), [kathmandupost.ekantipur.com](https://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2011-02-16/jamim-killer-shot-in-bkk-report.html), [en.rsf.org](https://en.rsf.org/nepal-police-arrest-alleged-mastermind-23-09-2013,45211.html), [The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Gang-war-looms-large-over-Nepal-after-tycoons-murder/articleshow/5549764.cms))
- 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](https://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2012-05-09/cops-say-faizan-jamim-ansari-cases-interlinked.html), [archive.org](https://archive.org/stream/TheNepalGameplan/The%20Nepal%20Gameplan_djvu.txt), [thisdaylive.com](http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/indian-hitman-kills-jailed-tv-chief/87690/{{dead))
- An early suspect was an Indian national who was detained at the airport in Katmandu. ([Nepalnews.com](http://www.nepalnews.com/mobile/view_article.php?id=4117), [test.nepalnews.com](http://test.nepalnews.com/index.php/news/19-news/general/4034-18-arrested-in-connection-with-shahs-murder), [nepalnews.com](http://www.nepalnews.com/index.php/news/19-news/general/4659-case-filed-against-five-persons-in-connection-with-jamim-shah-murder{{dead), [Tindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world/where-sword-is-mightier-than-pen/story-e6riYWaYp30O94D92xy9EO.html), [cpj.org](https://cpj.org/2010/03/second-nepali-media-owner-murdered-in-a-month.php))
- A man named Manmeet Singh Bhatiya, the suspected hit man, was arrested. ([myrepublica.com](http://myrepublica.com/feature-article/story/23586/ex-dsp-chand-accused-in-jamim-shah-murder-case-arrested.html))
- The three suspected officers that arranged the murder were also arrested. ([myrepublica.com](http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=68564))
- In all, 18 were arrested in connection with Shah's murder. ([test.nepalnews.com](http://test.nepalnews.com/index.php/news/19-news/general/4034-18-arrested-in-connection-with-shahs-murder))

_Cited sentences quoted from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamim_Shah&oldid=1372735062), CC BY-SA 4.0._

## Questions

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

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Jamim Shah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamim_Shah) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6147815](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6147815) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Jamim Shah](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamim_Shah&oldid=1372735062) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [nagariknews.com: अन्तर्वार्ता 'मलाई नानाथरी एजेन्ट भनियो' (2010-02-08)](http://www.nagariknews.com/interview.html)
- [nayapatrika.com: बाबुको आँखामा जमिम शाह (2010-03-04)](http://www.nayapatrika.com/newsportal/permalink/11672.html)
- [Nepali Times: Lost in Space and Time-NepaliTimes](https://nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=8574#.VqY8SiorJaQ)
- [BBC News: Nepal media chief shot dead in Kathmandu (2010-02-07)](https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8503067.stm)
- [Times of India: Nepal Cable King is Dawood stooge (2004-08-10)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Nepal-Cable-King-is-Dawood-stooge/articleshow/809078.cms)
- [Associated Press: 4 People Die at Nepal Movie Protest](https://apnews.com/e7af1d7a5b6e7f1c386b4c373e54f985)
- [Abcnews.go.com: Indian Film Star Sparks Riots in Nepal - ABC News (2000-12-27)](https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=81838&page=1)
- [Nepalnews.com: Mafia boss Chhota Rajan's former henchman owns up Shah's murder; Police yet to confirm](http://www.nepalnews.com/mobile/view_article.php?id=4055)
- [nepalnews.com: link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}](http://www.nepalnews.com/index.php/news/19-news/general/4068-motorbike-used-in-the-murder-of-media-entrepreneur-shah-found{{dead)
- [kathmandupost.ekantipur.com: The Kathmandu Post :: 'Jamim killer' shot in BKK: Report](https://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2011-02-16/jamim-killer-shot-in-bkk-report.html)
- [en.rsf.org: Police arrest alleged mastermind of journalist's 2009 murder - Reporters Without Borders](https://en.rsf.org/nepal-police-arrest-alleged-mastermind-23-09-2013,45211.html)
- [The Times of India: Gang war looms large over Nepal after tycoon's murder (8 February 2010)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Gang-war-looms-large-over-Nepal-after-tycoons-murder/articleshow/5549764.cms)
- [kathmandupost.ekantipur.com: The Kathmandu Post :: Cops say Faizan, Jamim, Ansari cases interlinked](https://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2012-05-09/cops-say-faizan-jamim-ansari-cases-interlinked.html)
- [archive.org: Full text of "The Nepal Gameplan"](https://archive.org/stream/TheNepalGameplan/The%20Nepal%20Gameplan_djvu.txt)
- [thisdaylive.com: link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}](http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/indian-hitman-kills-jailed-tv-chief/87690/{{dead)
- [Nepalnews.com: One suspect in Jamim Shah murder held at TIA; Shah's last rites performed](http://www.nepalnews.com/mobile/view_article.php?id=4117)
- [test.nepalnews.com: 18 arrested in connection with Shah's murder](http://test.nepalnews.com/index.php/news/19-news/general/4034-18-arrested-in-connection-with-shahs-murder)
- [nepalnews.com: link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}](http://www.nepalnews.com/index.php/news/19-news/general/4659-case-filed-against-five-persons-in-connection-with-jamim-shah-murder{{dead)
- [Tindustan Times: Where sword is mightier than pen (2010-07-26)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world/where-sword-is-mightier-than-pen/story-e6riYWaYp30O94D92xy9EO.html)
- [cpj.org: Second Nepali media owner murdered in a month (3 March 2010)](https://cpj.org/2010/03/second-nepali-media-owner-murdered-in-a-month.php)
- [myrepublica.com: My Republica – Former DSP's hearing postponed due to time constraint (Updated)](http://myrepublica.com/feature-article/story/23586/ex-dsp-chand-accused-in-jamim-shah-murder-case-arrested.html)
- [myrepublica.com: Ansari arrested again with fake IC](http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=68564)

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