Koirala family

Koirala family कोईराला परिवार
Political family
Current region	Nepal
Place of origin	Dumja, Sindhuli
Founded	19th century
Founder	Krishna Prasad Koirala
Members	Krishna 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 members	Amod Prasad Upadhyay Sailaja Acharya Sushil Koirala Mahesh Acharya Puru Koirala Dhadiram Koirala
Distinctions	Political prominence
Traditions	Brahmin-Hill
Krishna Prasad Koirala was the first prominent member of this family.

Koirala family (Nepali: कोइराला परिवार) is one of the most prominent political families of Nepal. Krishna Prasad Koirala, a Rana-era socio-political activist, was exiled to Bihar, India by then Prime Minister Maharaja Chandra Sumsher.[1] Four members of the family, including three brothers (Matrika Prasad Koirala, B. P. Koirala and Girija Prasad Koirala) and their maternal cousin Sushil Koirala, have been Prime Ministers of Nepal.

The Koirala family were original inhabitants of Dumja village, Sindhuli district in Nepal.[2]

Family members

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) politician, 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 Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala

Wife: Sushila Koirala

Sons:

1. Prakash Koirala, (married to Sushma Koirala)
   • Siddharth Koirala, Grandson
   • Manisha Koirala, Granddaughter
2. Shree Harsh Koirala
3. Shashanka Koirala

Daughter:

1. Chetana Koirala

Family of Keshav Prasad Koirala

Wife: Nona Koirala

Sons:

1. Niranjan Koirala (deceased): first wife, Santosh Koirala (deceased); second wife, Ila Dalmia Koirala (deceased). Two sons, Himanshu Koirala & Bhaskar Koirala
2. Shekhar Koirala, politician

Family of Girija Prasad Koirala

Wife: Sushma Koirala

Daughter:

1. Sujata Koirala, politician

Gallery

• 
  Matrika Prasad Koirala, then Prime Minister of Nepal (1951)
• 
  Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
• 
  Sushil Koirala, then Prime Minister of Nepal (2014)
• 
  Sujata Koirala, Former Minister
• 
  Manisha Koirala, Film actress
• 
  Girija Prasad Koirala as Acting Head of state of Nepal (2008)

Notes

References

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.