Jamim Shah
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Jamim Shah was a Nepal
ese 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 had two newspapers (now closed) and a television channel "Channel Nepal
", which is the first satellite channel in Nepal.
Shah, a Nepali citizen 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. With a hardworking spirit and with dreams in his eyes, Shah's business ambitions had started in a fashion shop, when he was still in college. He was accused by the Indian government of having links to a major Indian crime syndicate, and to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence
(ISI) agency.
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 and the couple has a son Jacky. Jamim was shot dead on February 7, 2010 by Indian criminals with the suspected help of some Indian and Nepali police officers . Earlier, a person claiming to be from Chotta Rajan gang had also called the Nepalese media claiming to be responsible for the assassination.
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
ese media entrepreneur and the chairman of Channel Nepal
Channel Nepal
Channel Nepal is the first Nepali Satellite TV channel, which caters for viewers across Asia and the Pacific. Owned by Jamim Shah, a renowned media entrepreneur, this channel is committed to provide entertainment, information and knowledge programming to the Nepalese living abroad....
Pvt. Ltd. He was the pioneer of commercial cable television network in Nepal with over 1,000 kilometres of cable network. He also had two newspapers (now closed) and a television channel "Channel Nepal
Channel Nepal
Channel Nepal is the first Nepali Satellite TV channel, which caters for viewers across Asia and the Pacific. Owned by Jamim Shah, a renowned media entrepreneur, this channel is committed to provide entertainment, information and knowledge programming to the Nepalese living abroad....
", which is the first satellite channel in Nepal.
Shah, a Nepali citizen born in Wotu area of Kathmandu was a descendant of a Kashmiri
Kashmiri people
The Kashmiri people are a Dardic linguistic group living in Kashmir Valley in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and parts of the Pakistani territory of Azad Kashmir who speak the Kashmiri language...
family. He got his primary education from Laboratory School in Kirtipur
Kirtipur
Kirtipur is an ancient city in Nepal. It is located in Kathmandu District of Bagmati Zone 5 km south-west of the Kathmandu. It is one of the five municipalities of the Kathmandu Valley.-Etymology:...
and completed high schooling from Durbar High School
Durbar High School
Durbar High School which translates to Palace High School, opened in 1892 is the oldest modern school in Nepal. Located in Ranipokhari, Kathmandu, it originally taught only members of the ruling family, but was opened to private citizens in 1902....
. He then went to Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
aiming to be a pilot but he did not complete the formal training. With a hardworking spirit and with dreams in his eyes, Shah's business ambitions had started in a fashion shop, when he was still in college. He was accused by the Indian government of having links to a major Indian crime syndicate, and to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence
Inter-Services Intelligence
The Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence , is Pakistan's premier intelligence agency, responsible for providing critical national security intelligence assessment to the Government of Pakistan...
(ISI) agency.
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 and the couple has a son Jacky. Jamim was shot dead on February 7, 2010 by Indian criminals with the suspected help of some Indian and Nepali police officers . Earlier, a person claiming to be from Chotta Rajan gang had also called the Nepalese media claiming to be responsible for the assassination.