Matrika Prasad Koirala

Matrika Prasad Koirala मात्रिका प्रसाद कोइराला
Royal Nepalese Ambassador to the United States of America
In office 1961–1964
18th Prime Minister of Nepal
In office 16 November 1951 – 14 August 1952
Monarch	Tribhuvan
Preceded by	Mohan Shamsher Rana
Succeeded by	Direct Rule by King Tribhuvan
In office 15 June 1953 – 14 April 1955
Monarchs	Tribhuvan, Mahendra
Preceded by	Direct Rule by King Tribhuvan
Succeeded by	Direct Rule by King Mahendra
1st President of the Nepali Congress
In office 12 April 1950 – 26 May 1952
Succeeded by	Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
Personal details
Born	(1912-01-01)1 January 1912 Varanasi, British Raj
Died	11 September 1997(1997-09-11) (aged 85) Biratnagar, Nepal

Matrika Prasad Koirala (Nepali: मात्रिका प्रसाद कोइराला Listen^ⓘ; 1 January 1912 — 11 September 1997) was the Prime Minister of Nepal for two terms (16 November 1951 — 14 August 1952 and 15 June 1953 — 14 April 1955).

Personal Life

Koirala was born to Krishna Prasad Koirala and his first wife Mohan Kumari Koirala in 1912 in Varanasi, British Raj.

Political Career

Matrika Prasad Koirala was politically active in India where his father Krishna Prasad Koirala was living in exile. He stayed in the house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of free India and was influenced by the Indian Independence Struggle. He participated in the Indian independence movement with his brother Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala. Both brothers were arrested and imprisoned by the British Raj for three months in 1930.

He later joined the Nepali National Congress led by Tanka Prasad Acharya and fought against the Rana regime. Koirala became the first President of Nepali Congress, when it was formed as a result of the merger of Nepali National Congress and Nepal Democratic Congress in April 1950. Koirala became the first commoner Prime Minister of Nepal after Rana rule ended.

In 1952, he was expelled from the Nepali Congress for "violating the party principles and acting against the Constitution of 1951".

Koirala also served as Nepal's permanent representative to the UN and ambassador to the United States from 1961 to 1964.

His father's name is Krishna Prasad Koirala. Krishna Prasad died in prison of Rana regime on the suspicion of keeping the great leader of India, Jaya Prakash Narayan In his home in Biratnagar, Nepal when he was wanted by British Government of India

Krishana P ra sad had five sons when he died. M.P.Koirala, BP Koirala, Keshab Prasad Koirala, Tarini Prasad Koirala and Girija Prasad Koirala .Out of these five sons three sons MP, BP and Girija Prasad Koirala became Prme ministers of Nepal at different periods of modern Nepal' history.Tarini Prasad established Radio Nepal. Keshab Prasad was military governor of Morang district in revolution of 1951 and later was elected Chairman of Biratnagar municipality, grandsons of Krishna Prasad, Kamal Prasad Koirala, Prakash Koirala, Shekhar Koirala, Shashank Koirala, grand daughter Shailja Acharya became elected members of the House of Representative at different periods. Shailja Acharaya and another granddaughter Sujata became deputy prime ministers.