Koirala
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Koirala is a predominantly Brahmin
(Bahun) as well as Khatri Chhetri surname
of Nepal. All koirala share the same gotra, Moudgalya(Mudgal), which means all of them share the same forefather, so a koirala can't marriage with another koirala.
It can refer to:
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
(Bahun) as well as Khatri Chhetri surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Nepal. All koirala share the same gotra, Moudgalya(Mudgal), which means all of them share the same forefather, so a koirala can't marriage with another koirala.
It can refer to:
- Moudgalya also known as Mudgal, an ancient Monk, common forefather of all koiralas
- Manu Koirala Served as Prime minister of Sen thakuri kings of Udayapur(Chaudandi, Bijayapur)
- Damoder Koirala Served as commander in Chief as well as Prime minister of Sen thakuri kings of Makawanpur probabely only brahmin, who serve as a army chief in nepalese history
- Krishna Prasad KoiralaKrishna Prasad KoiralaThe founder of the prominent Koirala family of Nepal.He was the father of the Former prime minister of Late .Girija Prasad Koirala. He had 5 sons and a daughter. The five sons are:Matrika Prasad Koirala, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, Girija Prasad Koirala, Keshav Prasad Koirala and Tarini Prasad...
, the patriarch of the Koirala family
- Bishweshwar Prasad KoiralaBishweshwar Prasad KoiralaBishweshwar Prasad Koirala was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960. He led the Nepali Congress, a social democratic political party.Koirala was the first democratically elected Prime Minister in Nepal's history...
, Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960
- Bhagawan Koirala, Executive Director & Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
- Manisha KoiralaManisha KoiralaManisha B. Koirala is a Nepali-Indian actress who works in Indian films, as well as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and social activist. Koirala has primarily worked in Hindi cinema, though she has appeared in several Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films as well...
, Bollywood actress
- Bhairab Parsad Koirala, Founder of Koirala Samaj Nepal in Pokhara
- Sushil KoiralaSushil KoiralaSushil Koirala is a Nepalese politician and the 6th and current President of the Nepali Congress Party. He was elected to the post on September 22, 2010 at the 12th general convention of the party...
, Nepalese politician
- Prakash KoiralaPrakash KoiralaPrakash Koirala is a Nepalese politician and former minister of Environment, Science and Technology, son of former Nepalese Prime Minister Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala. He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress...
, Nepalese politician
- Raj Ballav KoiralaRaj Ballav KoiralaRaj Ballav Koirala is a Nepali film actor.Raj Ballav Koirala began his career as a radio host, before moving into music videos, modeling, and acting. He starred in the Nepali feature film Parkhi Basen, which ran successfully for more than 100 days in the cinema. It was honored with a massive 100...
, Nepalese Actor
- Bharat KoiralaBharat KoiralaBharat Dutta Koirala, the winner of the 2002 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts, is one of the most prominent senior journalists of Nepal with a professional career of over four decades...
, winner of the 2002 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism
- Saroj Prasad Koirala, Nepalese Politician
- Lila Koirala Nepalese Politician and First Woman and Social Welfare Minister
- Matrika Prasad KoiralaMatrika Prasad KoiralaMatrika Prasad Koirala was the Prime Minister of Nepal for two terms . He 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....
(1912-97) was the first Prime Minister after the fall of the hereditary Rana Prime Ministers in 1951.
- Bishweshwar Prasad KoiralaBishweshwar Prasad KoiralaBishweshwar Prasad Koirala was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960. He led the Nepali Congress, a social democratic political party.Koirala was the first democratically elected Prime Minister in Nepal's history...
(B.P Koirala) (1915-82) was Prime Minister but was forced into exile, and was known internationally as a leading voice for democracy in Nepal.
- Girija Prasad KoiralaGirija Prasad KoiralaGirija Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a major political party. He was Prime Minister of Nepal for four times, serving from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and from 2006 to 2008; he was also Acting Head of State from January 2007 to July...
(1925-2010), five times Prime Minister after directly elected parliaments were restored in the 1990s.
- Manisha KoiralaManisha KoiralaManisha B. Koirala is a Nepali-Indian actress who works in Indian films, as well as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and social activist. Koirala has primarily worked in Hindi cinema, though she has appeared in several Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films as well...
, also of the next generation of the family, was one of the biggest Bollywood stars of the 1990s.
- Indira Koirala (Acharya) - mother of Shailaja Acharya, a prominent senior politician of Nepali Congress.
- Vijaya Laxmi Koirala (Zaki) – She married a Pakistani diplomat Muhammad Akram ZakiAkram ZakiAkram Zaki is a Pakistani politician. He has held the role of senior leader of the Pakistan Muslim League and chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs....
. Zaki is now a Senior Vice President in Nawaz Sharif's Party, PML-N.
- Kamal Prasad Koirala was a parliamentarian with the CPNUML, is at present he is situated in Seoul, South Korea as an Ambassador.
- Richa Koirala is from a prominent background of Nepali Congress.
- Amit Koirala is the Chief of American Express Bank in Nepal, is married to Srijana Prasai Koirala who is a prominent business woman and runs an international school and travel agency in Kathmandu.
- Prakash KoiralaPrakash KoiralaPrakash Koirala is a Nepalese politician and former minister of Environment, Science and Technology, son of former Nepalese Prime Minister Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala. He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress...
, a staunch Royalist - was a minister in 2005 King's cabinet. Twice elected as the Member of Parliament, as Nepali Congress candidate in 1994 and 1999, but supported the King and finally joined King's cabinet in 2005. Expelled from the NC Party for his support of the King's 2005-06 autocratic regime ( he joined as a minister). His daughter is a prominent Bollywood actress - Manisha Koirala. Prakash Koirala’s wife’s name is Sushma Koirala, and his son’s name is Siddhartha Koirala.
- Shashank Koirala, the third son of B.P. Koirala who is a prominent Eye Specialist, Quit the job in 2005 and joined politics, Elected as CWC member in September 2005 Nepali Congress Party election. Shashank's wife Suphatra Koirala, a Thai national, is a famous Gynecologist in Kathmandu
- Nona Koirala Nona Koirala, was living with GP Koirala and was a Central Committee Member, nominated by GP Koirala. She died in 2007 Jan 28.
- Shekhar Koirala is close Girija Koirala aide and is also a NC, Central Committee Member, nominated by GP Koirala. The former VC of BP KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, BPKIHS, NEPAL.This institute made many best doctors in Nepal and aboard. IT was made in bilateral understanding of government of india and nepal. Like this organization should be made again for nation benefit. This BPKIHS has provided health care for all living in eastern nepal since 17 years and will be ..... He is the true leader with far long term vision for the nation. all should follow him.
- Tarini Prasad Koirala Journalist, Writer, served in Radio NepalRadio NepalRadio Nepal was established on 1 April 1951. Initially, the transmission lasted for 4 hours and 30 minutes through a 250 Watt short-wave transmitter. Over the years, Radio Nepal has strengthened its institutional capacity considerably and diversified itself in terms of programme format, technical...
also.
- Naresh Prashad Koirala is an engineer in Canada
- Dr. Bimal Prasad Koirala, International Finance Corporation Senior Reform Advisor, Nepal. ·
- Dr. Sarun Koirala : BDS, BPKIHS, M.S. Anatomy,Clinical Anatomist, BPKIHS, nepal.
- Barun koirala : A director in Advance engeenering college, kathamdnu, nepal. Mahendra bidhya bhusan awardee.
- DIGP Kumar Koirala, a prominent figure in Nepal Police.