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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Family members

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

Only Nalini Koirala (Upadhaya) is alive now.

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)

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

Family of Keshav Prasad Koirala

Wife: Nona Koirala

Sons:
1. Niranjan Koirala (Wife: Santosh Koirala-died, Ila Dalmia Koirala)
-Himanshu Koirala
-Bhaskar Koirala (Wife: Juna Maya Pandey)
2. Dr. Shekhar Koirala, Politician of Nepali Congress

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)

Family of Girija Prasad Koirala

Wife: Sushma Koirala

Daughter:
1. Sujata Koirala, Deputy Prime Minister

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