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Koirala family

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Ethnicity
  
Khas (Brahmin)

Current region
  
Nepal

Members
  
B.P.KoiralaMatrika Pd KoiralaGirija Prasad KoiralaManisha KoiralaSujata KoiralaShashanka Koirala

In Nepal the Koirala Family (Nepali: कोईराला बंश) refers to a family which has dominated Nepalese politics. Many of the family members have remained prominent figures in the Nepali Congress party since the country's first democratic movement. Four members, three of them brothers (Matrika Prasad Koirala, B. P. Koirala, Girija Prasad Koirala) plus one of their cousins, Sushil Koirala, have been Prime Minister of Nepal. However, many more members of the family with other political affiliations have also served in a senior capacity in various Nepali Governments over the years and continue to do so currently.. Still, many more members who do not have political aspirations have gone on to become prominent members in Nepali society contributing in the professions, the arts, academics, and the media.

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Family members

Sons:

  1. Matrika Prasad Koirala (1912–1997) ex-prime minister
  2. Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (1914–1982) ex-prime minister
  3. Keshav Prasad Koirala (1922–1974)
  4. Tarini Prasad Koirala (1923–1973) journalist, writer
  5. Girija Prasad Koirala (1925–2010) ex-prime minister

Daughters:

  1. Nalini Koirala (Upadhaya)
  2. Indira Koirala (Acharya)
  3. Vijaya Laxmi Koirala (Zaki)
  4. Sauri Koirala (Arjel)

Family of Matrika Prasad Koirala

Sons:

  1. Bimal Koirala, deceased (wife: Sharda (Binita) Koirala), Sons: Bikash Koirala (wife: Ranjeeta Aryal Koirala), Ashish Koirala (wife: Poonam Bhattarai Koirala)
  2. Kamal Koirala, journalist, diplomat ( previous Ambassador to South Korea ), politician with CPNUML (wife: Dhana Koirala), children: Dr. Kanchan Koirala (wife: Dr. Regina Koirala), Richa Koirala (husband: Aaneel Aadicarree)
  3. Ajay Koirala, deceased Son: Amit Koirala (wife: Srijana Prasai Koirala)
  4. Bijay Koirala (wife: Anita Koirala), children: Anshu Koirala (wife: Kirti Koirala), Anisha Koirala Sapkota (husband: Deepak Sapkota)
  5. Sanjay Koirala, deceased (wife: Pushpa Acharya), son: Dipanker Acharya-Koirala
  6. Gopal Koirala (wife: Neelam Koirala), (sons: Rajesh Koirala, Kamlesh Koirala)

Daughters:

  1. Sabita Koirala (Aryal) (deceased) (husband: Dhruba Aryal)
  2. Kabita Koirala ( Acharya) ( deceased) (husband: Madhav Acharya)

Family of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala

Wife: Shushila Koirala

Sons: 2

  1. Shasanka Koirala
  2. Prakash Koirala, (married to Sushma Koirala)
  3. Siddharth Koirala, Grandson
  4. Manisha Koirala, Granddaughter, Husband: Samrat Dahal (divorced)
  5. Dr. Shree Harsh Koirala, Engineer (married to Ruchira Koirala, from Mumbai)
  6. Shreyas Koirala, Grandson
  7. Avanti Koirala, Granddaughter
  8. Dr. Shashank Koirala, Eye Specialist, Leader of Nepali Congress (married to Suphatra Koirala)
  9. Supriya Koirala, Granddaughter

Daughter:

  1. Chetana Koirala

Family of Keshav Prasad Koirala

Wife: Nona Koirala

Sons:

  1. Niranjan Koirala (Wife: Santosh Koirala, deceased, Ila Dalmia Koirala, deceased), Sons : Himanshu Koirala, Bhaskar Koirala (founder of the Nepal Institute of International and Strategic Studies in Kathmandu which launched the first China-India-Nepal Trilateral Forum in 2012)
  2. Dr. Shekhar Koirala (Wife: Poonam Koirala), Nepali Congress-CWC Member, former Member of the Constituent Assembly, former Vice Chancellor of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal
  3. Neha Koirala

Family of Tarini Prasad Koirala

Wife: Rosa Koirala

Son:

  1. Jyoti Koirala, Engineer, NC General Convention (Maha Samiti) Member, Wife: Indira Koirala, NC General Convention (Maha Samiti) Member, Dr. Megha Koirala, Pooja Koirala

Daughter:

  1. Kalpana Koirala, deceased, husband: Laxman Basnet, president of Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC) Daughters: Aparna Basnet, Prasanna Basnet (Husband Siddharth Mani Rajbhandari), Priyanka Basnet (Ninesh Tiwari)

Family of Girija Prasad Koirala

Wife: susma koirala

Daughter:

  1. Sujata Koirala, Deputy Prime Minister

Family of Sauri Koirala (Arjel)

Son:

  1. Uday Arjel - Deceased

Son: Dr. Russ Raj Arjal Grandchildren: Reed Kathleen Arjal, Henry Raj Arjal, Soren Rose Arjal

Daughter:

  1. Nirja Khanal, Sons: Nirmesh Khanal, Rajesh Khanal

2. Daughter: Neeta Dhungel Husband: Dr. Sanat Dhungel Son: Abinash Dhungel wife: Shreeya Dhungel Daughter: Ava Sauree Dhungel

Son: Amit Dhungel

3. Daughter: Nupur Khanal Husband: Deepak Kumar Khanal Son: Aditya Kumar Khanal Wife: Aishwarya Gautam Khanal

References

Koirala family Wikipedia
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