Jamim Shah

Jamim Shah
Born (1963-04-23)April 23, 1963
Kathmandu, Nepal
Died 7 February 2010(2010-02-07) (aged 46)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality Nepalese
Occupation Media Entrepreneur

Jamim Shah (Nepali: जमिम शाह) (1963–2010) was a Nepalese media entrepreneur and the chairman of Channel Nepal Pvt. Ltd.[1][2] He was the pioneer of commercial cable television network in Nepal[3] with over 1,000 kilometres of cable network. He also had two newspapers (now closed) and a television channel "Channel Nepal",[2][4] which is the first satellite television company in Nepal.[5]

Personal life

Shah was born in Wotu area of Kathmandu was a descendant of a Kashmiri family. He got his primary education from Laboratory School in Kirtipur and completed high schooling from Durbar High School. He then went to Taiwan aiming to be a pilot but he did not complete the formal training. Shah's business ambitions had started in a fashion shop, when he was still in college.[6]

Jamim was the second son of a retired government officer Dr. Mohim and Ayesha Shah. He was married to Anjali at an age of 22 [7] and the couple has a son Jacky.[8] Jamim was shot on February 7, 2010 by a group of criminals with the suspected help of some Indian[9] and Nepali [10] police officers.

References

  1. ↑ "Nepal media chief shot dead in Kathmandu". BBC News. 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  2. 1 2 "Media entrepreneur Jamim Shah shot dead in Kathmandu | Top Stories". ekantipur.com. February 8, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  3. ↑ "One-time media tycoon Jamim Shah dies in fatal gun attack". Nepalnews.com. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  4. ↑ Josy Joseph (2004-08-10). "Nepal Cable King is Dawood stooge - Rest of World - World - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  5. ↑ "Channel Nepal". Channel Nepal. 2001-07-03. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  6. ↑ "अन्तर्वार्ता 'मलाई नानाथरी एजेन्ट भनियो'". nagariknews.com. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  7. ↑ "बाबुको आँखामा जमिम शाह". nayapatrika.com. 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
  8. ↑ "News in Nepal: Fast, Full & Factual". Myrepublica.Com. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  9. ↑ "Police probe Indian cop's hand in Jamim murder". Republica Social Affairs. 2004-03-09. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  10. ↑ "Involvement of senior police officers suspected in Jamim murder". nepalnews.com. 2004-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
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