Balen
बालेन
बालेन शाह वि.सं. २०७९ साल जेठदेखि काठमाडौँको नगरप्रमुख रूपमा सेवारत एक नेपाली राजनीतिज्ञ हुन्। उनी र्यापर, सङ्गीत निर्माता, गीत लेखक, निर्देशक र संरचनात्मक इन्जिनियर पनि हुन्।
Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen Shah or simply Balen, is a Nepalese rapper, structural engineer, and politician. He is currently serving as the 15th mayor of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal.
Shah has been a popular figure in Nepalese hip-hop since the early 2010s. Shah announced his candidacy as an independent and was elected at the 2022 local election, defeating Nepali Congress candidate Sirjana Singh and CPN (UML) candidate Keshav Sthapit. He is the first independent candidate to be elected as the mayor of Kathmandu municipality.
Time included him on their list of "Time100 Next" in 2023.
