On February 26, 2007 (January 9, 2007 in the lunar calendar), the Nepal government confiscated King Gyanendra's assets and nationalized them. On February 26, 2007, the Nepal government established a three-member committee, with Gopal Man Shrestha as the head of the committee. Starting from that day, the committee investigated, identified, confiscated and nationalized King Gyanendra's assets within one month. Gyanendra was born in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, in July 1947. He was the brother of the late King Birendra. In 2001, more than 10 members of the royal family, including Birendra and Queen Aishwarya, were shot and killed, and Gyanendra succeeded as king. Before he ascended the throne, Gyanendra was a businessman with shares in several luxury hotels, cigarette factories and tea plantations. The Nepal government has investigated the assets of Gyanendra and her family several times, including several palaces, vacation homes and hunting grounds. In April last year, an anti-king wave broke out in Nepal. Gyanendra was forced to announce the restoration of the parliament that had been dissolved since May 2002, with the seven-party alliance nominating the prime minister and forming a cabinet. The Nepal Parliament passed a resolution in May last year to deprive the King of his judicial immunity and tax exemption rights and other privileges. The Parliament has become the highest decision-making body in the country.