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Balen Shah
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Balendra Shah | |
|---|---|
 Balen during media briefing in May 2024 | |
| 15th Mayor of Kathmandu | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2022 | |
| Deputy | Sunita Dangol |
| Preceded by | Bidya Sundar Shakya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 April 1990 Kathmandu |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Sabina Kafle (m. 2018) |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | VTU (MTech) |
| Profession | |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | balenformayor |
Balendra Shah (Nepali: वालेन्द्र साह; born 27 April 1990), also called as Balen Shah or Balen, is a Nepalese rapper, music composer, poet, structural engineer and politician. He is currently serving as the 15th mayor of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal.[1][2] He is also the first independent candidate to be elected as the mayor of Kathmandu.[3]
Shah is also part of Nepalese hip-hop since the early 2010s. In 2022 local election, shah defeated Nepali Congress candidate Sirjana Singh and CPN (UML) candidate Keshav Sthapit.[4][5][6]
He is included in Time magazine list of "The 100 emerging leaders who are shaping the future" in 2023.[7]
- ^ "'लौरो' बोकेर बालेन बने काठमाण्डू महानगर प्रमुख, को हुन् उनको विजयका सारथि". BBC News (in Nepali). 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Nepali rapper Balendra Shah becomes new Mayor of Kathmandu". ThePrint. 27 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Editorial | Balen Shah's faulty glasses". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Rapper Balen Shah announces to contest for Mayor of Kathmandu". My Republica. 17 December 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "'Balen' canes parties with the walking stick". The Kathmandu Post. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ मोक्तान, रीना (26 May 2022). "र्यापबाटै राजनीति". Kantipur Publications (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "2023 TIME100 Next: Balendra Shah". Time. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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