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| founded      = 19th century
| founder      = [[Krishna Prasad Koirala]]
| origin      = [[Kusheshwar Dumja|Dumja]], [[Sindhuli district|Sindhuli]]
| origin      = [[Kusheshwar Dumja|Dumja]], [[Sindhuli district|Sindhuli]]
| members      =[[Krishna Prasad Koirala]] <br>[[Pramila Prasad Koirala]] <br> [[Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala]]<br>  [[Girija Prasad Koirala]]<br> [[Tarini Prasad Koirala]] <br> [[Sujata Koirala]] <br> [[Shashanka Koirala]]<br>[[Shankar Koirala]]<br> [[Manisha Koirala]] <br>[[Niraj Koirala]]
| members      =[[Krishna Prasad Koirala]] <br>[[Pramila Prasad Koirala]] <br> [[Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala]]<br>  [[Girija Prasad Koirala]]<br> [[Tarini Prasad Koirala]] <br> [[Sujata Koirala]] <br> [[Shashanka Koirala]]<br>[[Shankar Koirala]]<br> [[Manisha Koirala]] <br>[[Niraj Koirala]]
|connected_members      = [[Amod Prasad Upadhyay]] <br>[[Sailaja Acharya]] <br> [[Sushil Koirala]] <br>[[Mahesh Acharya]]  
|connected_members      = [[Amod Prasad Upadhyay]] <br>[[Sailaja Acharya]] <br> [[Sushil Koirala]] <br>[[Mahesh Acharya]]  
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| distinctions  =  
| distinctions  = Political prominence
| traditions    = [[Brahmin-Hill]]
| traditions    = [[Brahmin-Hill]]
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'''Koirala family''' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: कोईराला परिवार) is one of the important [[List of Nepali political clans|political families of Nepal]] in the Republican Era. The family was founded by [[Krishna Prasad Koirala]], a [[Rana dynasty|Rana Era]] socio-political activist who was exiled to [[Bihar]], India by then Prime Minister Maharaja [[Chandra Sumsher|Chandra Sumsher]].<ref name="dawn.com"/> 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]] and [[Girija Prasad Koirala]]) and their maternal cousin [[Sushil Koirala]], have been [[Prime Minister of Nepal]]. Some members who do not have political aspirations have gone on to become prominent members in Nepali society making substantial personal contributions in the professions, the arts, academia, and the media as Bollywood actress [[Manisha Koirala]].
'''Koirala family''' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: कोईराला परिवार) is one of the prominent [[List of Nepali political clans|political families of Nepal]] in the Republican Era. The family was founded by [[Krishna Prasad Koirala]], a [[Rana dynasty|Rana Era]] socio-political activist who was exiled to [[Bihar]], India by then Prime Minister Maharaja [[Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana|Chandra Sumsher]].<ref name="dawn.com"/> 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]] and [[Girija Prasad Koirala]]) and their maternal cousin [[Sushil Koirala]], have been [[Prime Minister of Nepal]]. Some members who do not have political aspirations have gone on to become prominent members in Nepali society making substantial personal contributions in the professions, the arts, academia, and the media as Bollywood actress [[Manisha Koirala]].


[[Koirala]] family were original inhabitants of [[Kusheshwar Dumja|Dumja]] village, [[Sindhuli district]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nepaliheadlines.com/nc-measure-bp-jail-route-foot/|title=NC to measure 'BP jail route' on foot - Nepali Headlines|website=nepaliheadlines.com|accessdate=10 September 2017}}</ref> belonging to the [[Bahun|Hill-Brahmin]] caste.{{refn|group=note|[[Krishna Prasad Koirala]], founder of the family, was a [[Bahun|Hill-Brahmin]].<ref name="dawn.com">{{cite news|title= Girija Prasad Koirala: The architect of democracy in Nepal|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/822354|accessdate=13 December 2017|newspaper= Dawn|date=23 March 2010}}</ref>}}
[[Koirala]] family were original inhabitants of [[Kusheshwar Dumja|Dumja]] village, [[Sindhuli district]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nepaliheadlines.com/nc-measure-bp-jail-route-foot/|title=NC to measure 'BP jail route' on foot - Nepali Headlines|website=nepaliheadlines.com|accessdate=10 September 2017}}</ref> belonging to the [[Bahun|Hill-Brahmin]] caste.{{refn|group=note|[[Krishna Prasad Koirala]], founder of the family, was a [[Bahun|Hill-Brahmin]].<ref name="dawn.com">{{cite news|title= Girija Prasad Koirala: The architect of democracy in Nepal|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/822354|accessdate=13 December 2017|newspaper= Dawn|date=23 March 2010}}</ref>}}
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Grandson:
# Sudarsun Koirala


===Family of Matrika Prasad Koirala===
===Family of Matrika Prasad Koirala===
Wife: Manju Koirala
Sons:
Sons:
# Bimal Koirala, deceased (wife: Sharda (Binita) Koirala), Sons: Bikash Koirala (wife: Ranjeeta Aryal Koirala), Ashish Koirala (wife: Poonam Bhattarai Koirala)
# Bimal Koirala, deceased (wife: Sharada (Binita) Koirala), Sons: Bikash Koirala (wife: Ranjeeta Aryal Koirala), Ashish Koirala (wife: Poonam Bhattarai Koirala)
# 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: Anil Adhikari)
# Kamal Koirala, journalist, diplomat (previous Ambassador to [[South Korea]]), politician with [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)|CPN(UML)]] (wife: Dhana Koirala), children: Dr. Kanchan Koirala (wife: Dr. Regina Koirala), Richa Koirala (husband: Anil Adhikari, daughter:Ananya Koirala)
# Ajay Koirala (deceased), Son: Amit Koirala (wife: Srijana Prasai Koirala) Amit Koirala, Son: Atreya Koirala.
# Ajay Koirala (deceased), Son: Amit Koirala (wife: Srijana Prasai Koirala) Amit Koirala, Son: Atreya Koirala.
# Bijay Koirala (wife: Anita Koirala) <br> children: Anshu Koirala (wife: Kirti Koirala), Anisha Koirala Sapkota (husband: Deepak Sapkota)
# Bijay Koirala (wife: Anita Koirala) <br> children: Anshu Koirala (wife: Kirti Koirala), Anisha Koirala Sapkota (husband: Deepak Sapkota)
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Daughters:  
Daughters:  
# Sabita Koirala (Arjyal) (deceased) (husband: Dhruba Prasad Arjyal), Children: Smita Ghimire (Husband: Navin Ghimire), Sameer Arjyal (Wife: Subikshya Arjyal), Shirish Arjyal (Wife: Kalpana Arjyal), Sweta Subedi (Husband: Subarna Bhusan Subedi)
# Sabita Koirala (Arjyal) (deceased) (husband: Dhruba Prasad Arjyal) (deceased), Children: Smita Ghimire (Husband: Navin Ghimire), Sameer Arjyal (Wife: Subikshya Arjyal), Shirish Arjyal (Wife: Kalpana Arjyal), Sweta Subedi (Husband: Subarna Bhusan Subedi)
# Kabita Koirala ( Acharya) ( deceased) (husband: Madhav Acharya), Children: Anand Raj Acharya  
# Kabita Koirala ( Acharya) ( deceased) (husband: Madhav Acharya), Children: Anand Raj Acharya


=== Family of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala ===
=== Family of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala ===
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Sons:  
Sons:  
# 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)  
# Niranjan Koirala (Wife: Santosh Koirala, deceased, Ila Dalmia Koirala, deceased)
# Dr. [[Shekhar Koirala]] (Wife: Poonam Koirala), Nepali Congress-CWC Member, current Member of the Constituent Assembly, former Vice Chancellor of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal
# Dr. [[Shekhar Koirala]] (Wife: Poonam Koirala), Nepali Congress-CWC Member, current Member of the Constituent Assembly, former Vice Chancellor of [[B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences]], Nepal
#* Neha Koirala
#* Neha Koirala, Daughter


===Family of Tarini Prasad Koirala===
===Family of Tarini Prasad Koirala===
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       Husband: Dr. Parakram Parajuli
       Husband: Dr. Parakram Parajuli
       Son: Prabuddha Parajuli
       Son: Prabuddha Parajuli
3. Daughter: Neeta Dhungel
 
  Husband: Dr. Sanat Dhungel
4. Daughter: Nupur Khanal
4. Daughter: Nupur Khanal
   Husband: Deepak Kumar Khanal
   Husband: Deepak Kumar Khanal
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*[[Bharat Koirala]], winner of the 2002 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism
*[[Bharat Koirala]], winner of the 2002 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism
*[[Manisha Koirala]], renowned Nepalese actress predominantly working in Indian Films. She is the daughter of [[Prakash Koirala]] and granddaughter of [[Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala]]. She received Nepal's 2nd highest honor the [[Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu]], by the [[Government of Nepal]]
*[[Manisha Koirala]], renowned Nepalese actress predominantly working in Indian Films. She is the daughter of [[Prakash Koirala]] and granddaughter of [[Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala]]. She received Nepal's 2nd highest honor the [[Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu]], by the [[Government of Nepal]]
*[[Pariket Koirala]]. Nepalese musical artist
 


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Koirala family
कोईराला परिवार
Political family
Current regionNepal
Place of originDumja, Sindhuli
Founded19th century
FounderKrishna Prasad Koirala
MembersKrishna Prasad Koirala
Pramila Prasad Koirala
Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
Girija Prasad Koirala
Tarini Prasad Koirala
Sujata Koirala
Shashanka Koirala
Shankar Koirala
Manisha Koirala
Niraj Koirala
Connected membersAmod Prasad Upadhyay
Sailaja Acharya
Sushil Koirala
Mahesh Acharya
DistinctionsPolitical prominence
TraditionsBrahmin-Hill
Krishna Prasad Koirala was the first prominent member of this family.

Koirala family (Nepali: कोईराला परिवार) is one of the prominent political families of Nepal in the Republican Era. The family was founded by Krishna Prasad Koirala, a Rana Era socio-political activist who was exiled to Bihar, India by then Prime Minister Maharaja Chandra Sumsher.[1] 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 and Girija Prasad Koirala) and their maternal cousin Sushil Koirala, have been Prime Minister of Nepal. Some members who do not have political aspirations have gone on to become prominent members in Nepali society making substantial personal contributions in the professions, the arts, academia, and the media as Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala.

Koirala family were original inhabitants of Dumja village, Sindhuli district[2] belonging to the Hill-Brahmin caste.[note 1]

Family members[edit | edit source]

Father: Krishna Prasad Koirala

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


Family of Matrika Prasad Koirala[edit | edit source]

Wife: Manju Koirala

Sons:

  1. Bimal Koirala, deceased (wife: Sharada (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 CPN(UML) (wife: Dhana Koirala), children: Dr. Kanchan Koirala (wife: Dr. Regina Koirala), Richa Koirala (husband: Anil Adhikari, daughter:Ananya Koirala)
  3. Ajay Koirala (deceased), Son: Amit Koirala (wife: Srijana Prasai Koirala) Amit Koirala, Son: Atreya 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. Hari Koirala

Daughters:

  1. Sabita Koirala (Arjyal) (deceased) (husband: Dhruba Prasad Arjyal) (deceased), Children: Smita Ghimire (Husband: Navin Ghimire), Sameer Arjyal (Wife: Subikshya Arjyal), Shirish Arjyal (Wife: Kalpana Arjyal), Sweta Subedi (Husband: Subarna Bhusan Subedi)
  2. Kabita Koirala ( Acharya) ( deceased) (husband: Madhav Acharya), Children: Anand Raj Acharya

Family of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala[edit | edit source]

Wife: Sushila Koirala

Sons:

  1. Prakash Koirala, (married to Sushma Koirala)
  2. Dr. Shree Harsh Koirala, Engineer (married to Ruchira Koirala, from Mumbai)
    • Shreyas Koirala, Grandson
    • Avanti Koirala, Granddaughter
  3. Dr. Shashanka Koirala, Eye Specialist, Leader of Nepali Congress (married to Suphatra Koirala)
    • Supriya Koirala, Granddaughter

Daughter:

  1. Chetana Koirala

Family of Keshav Prasad Koirala[edit | edit source]

Wife: Nona Koirala

Sons:

  1. Niranjan Koirala (Wife: Santosh Koirala, deceased, Ila Dalmia Koirala, deceased)
  2. Dr. Shekhar Koirala (Wife: Poonam Koirala), Nepali Congress-CWC Member, current Member of the Constituent Assembly, former Vice Chancellor of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal
    • Neha Koirala, Daughter

Family of Tarini Prasad Koirala[edit | edit source]

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 (Granddaughter Adya Basnet), Prasanna Basnet, (Son in law Siddharth Mani Rajbhandari and Granddaughter Vasavi Prasanna Rajbhandari), Priyanka Basnet, (Son in Law Ninesh Tiwari).

Family of Girija Prasad Koirala[edit | edit source]

Wife: Sushma koirala

Daughter:

  1. Sujata Koirala, Deputy Prime Minister

Family of Sauri Koirala (Arjel)[edit | edit source]

Son:

  1. Uday Arjel - Deceased

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

Daughter: 1. Nirja Khanal, Husband: Sri niwas khanal, Sons: Nirmesh Khanal, Rajesh Khanal, daughter in law: Bipnita khanal, Daughter: Naina Khanal. Grandchildren :Aahana khanal and aryan khanal

Daughter: 2. Neelam Arjel Sharma 

  Husband: Iswari Chandra Sharma 
  Daughters:
  A. Nabina Sharma
     Son: Abhinav Bhandari
  B. Nameeta Sharma Dhital
     Husband: Bhagwat Dhital
  C. Dr. Niharika Sharma Parajuli
     Husband: Dr. Parakram Parajuli
     Son: Prabuddha Parajuli

4. Daughter: Nupur Khanal 

 Husband: Deepak Kumar Khanal
 Son: Aditya Kumar Khanal
 Wife: Aishwarya Gautam Khanal

Famous people in Koirala family[edit | edit source]


Gallery[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Krishna Prasad Koirala, founder of the family, was a Hill-Brahmin.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Girija Prasad Koirala: The architect of democracy in Nepal". Dawn. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "NC to measure 'BP jail route' on foot - Nepali Headlines". nepaliheadlines.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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