Koirala family
| Koirala Family | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Brahman |
| Current region | Nepal |
| Information | |
| Notable members | B.P.Koirala Matrika Pd Koirala Girija Prasad Koirala Manisha Koirala Sujata Koirala Shashanka Koirala |
The Koirala family (Nepali: कोईराला बंश) is a Nepali political family which has been dominant in the Nepali Congress and politics of Nepal since first democratic movement. Three members of the family (Matrika Prasad Koirala, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, Girija Prasad Koirala) have been Prime Minister of Nepal. However, many members of the family have joined other political parties as well.
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[edit] 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 (Aryal)
Only Nalini Koirala (Upadhaya) is alive now.
[edit] Family of Martika Prasad Koirala
Son:
1. Bimal Koirala - deceased
(Wife: Sharda (Binita) Koirala)
Sons: Bikash Koirala (Wife: Ranjeeta Aryal Koirala)
Ashish Koirala (Wife: Poonam Bhattarai Koirala)
2. Kamal Koirala, Politician with CPNUML
(Wife: Dhana Koirala)
Son: Dr. Kanchan Koirala (Wife: Dr.Regina Koirala)
Richa Koirala (Husband: Aaneel Aadicarree)
3. Ajay Koirala
Son: Amit Koirala (Wife: Srijana Prasai Koirala)
4. Bijay Koirala
(Wife: Anita Koirala)
Son: Anshu Koirala (Wife: Kirti Koirala)
Anisha Koirala Sapkota (Husband: Deepak Sapkota)
5. Sanjay Koirala- deceased
(Wife: Pushpa Acharya)
Son: Dipanker Acharya-Koirala
6. Samyam Koirala - Current Head of Family Fortune
Daughters:
1. Sabita Koirala ( Aryal)(Husband: Dhruba Aryal)
2. Kabita Koirala ( Acharya)(Husban: Madhav Acharya)
[edit] Family of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
Wife: Shushila Koirala
Sons:
1. Prakash Koirala, Royalist
-Manisha Koirala, Husband: Samrat Dahal
-Siddharth Koirala, Son
2. Dr. Shree Harsh Koirala, Engineer (Merried to an Indian from Mumbai)
3. Dr. Shashank Koirala, Eye Specialist, Leader of Nepali Congress
Daughter:
1. Chetana Koirala
[edit] Family of Keshav Prasad Koirala
Wife: Nona Koirala
Sons:
1. Niranjan Koirala (Wife: Santosh Koirala-deceased, Ila Dalmia Koirala deceased
)
-Himanshu Koirala
-Bhaskar Koirala (Wife: Juna Maya Pandey)
2. Dr. Shekhar Koirala, Politician of Nepali Congress
[edit] 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-I)
[edit] Family of Girija Prasad Koirala
Wife: Sushma Koirala
Daughter:
1. Sujata Koirala, Deputy Prime Minister
