The Koirala family 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

Matrika Prasad Koirala

Matrika 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....

, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala

Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala

Bishweshwar 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...

, Girija Prasad Koirala

Girija Prasad Koirala

Girija 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...

) have been Prime Minister of Nepal.

Family members

Krishna Prasad Koirala

Krishna Prasad Koirala

The 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...

Sons:

1. Matrika Prasad Koirala

Matrika Prasad Koirala

Matrika 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....

 (1912–1997) Ex. Prime Minister

2. Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala

Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala

Bishweshwar 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...

 (1914–1982) Ex. Prime Minister

3. Keshav Prasad Koirala (1922–1974)

4. Tarini Prasad Koirala (1923–1973) Journalist, Writer

5. Girija Prasad Koirala

Girija Prasad Koirala

Girija 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) 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

Prakash Koirala

Prakash 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...

, Royalist

-Manisha Koirala

Manisha Koirala

Manisha 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...

, Husband: Samrat Dahal

-Siddharth Koirala

Siddharth Koirala

Siddharth Koirala is a film actor, and the younger brother of famous bollywood actress of Nepali origin, Manisha Koirala, most known for playing the lead in Manish Jha's Anwar .-Family:...

, Son

2. Dr. Shree Harsh Koirala, Engineer (Merried to an Indian from Mumbai)

3. Dr. Shashank Koirala

Shashanka Koirala

Dr. Shashanka Timilsena is a Nepalese boy, belonging to the Intillegent group. He is also a renowned ophthalmologist. He is the son of former Nepalese Prime Minister B.P. 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

Sujata Koirala

Sujata Koirala is a Nepalese politician and the only daughter of former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. She was made a minister without portfolio in her father's cabinet in 2008. She was made Foreign Minister under Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. Sujata was promoted to Deputy Prime...

, Deputy Prime Minister

External links

• http://tripatlas.com/Koirala_family
• http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/1285938