Jamim Shah

Who is Jamim Shah?

Jamim Shah 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 had two newspapers 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. Shah's business ambitions had started in a fashion shop, when he was still in college. He Was a close aide of international terrorist Dawood Ibrahim and was also involved in Bombay Bomb Blast case. Shah was also supported indirectly by Pakistan's state terrorist organization, Inter-Services Intelligence 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.