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Sony Rana

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Sony Rana
सोनी राणा
Rana at Tribhuvan International Airport (2016)
Born (1965-10-17) 17 October 1965 (age 59)
NationalityNepalese
Other namesSonee Rana
OccupationPilot
Years active1991–present
EmployerNepal Airlines
Known forNepal's first commercial woman pilot (1991)
SpouseBijay Giri
Children1
Parents
  • Om Narsingha Rana (father)
  • Kanchan Rana (mother)
AwardsOrder of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (Fourth Class)
WebsiteOfficial website

Sony Rana (born 17 October 1965) or Sonee Rana is the first Nepalese female commercial-pilot. She is also the first Nepali female Boeing jet-pilot.[1][2][3] She got her aviation license from Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal on 29 March 1991.[4]

Rana was awarded with Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (IV) in 1993.[5]

Personal life

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She married Bijay Giri, a pilot in 2055 BS (1998-1999). Rana and Giri knew each other for seven year before their marriage. Giri died on a plane crash in Surkhet on 17 July 2002 (1 Shrawan 2059).

She has one daughter.[4] Her younger brother Ashish Narasingh Rana is also a pilot. She currently lives in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu.

References

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  1. "The wonderful women and their flying machines- Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  2. "यी १० महिला : जो नेपालको इतिहासमा नै पहिलो बने !". Samachar Dainik (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  3. "हिमाल खबरपत्रिका | 'लीडर' महिला". nepalihimal.com. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "आकाशमा महिला". आकाशमा महिला. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  5. "चंगा उडाउने रहरले पहिलो महिला क्याप्टेन बनीन् सोनी राणा". Mulkhabar. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2022-06-09.