Koirala family

Koirala family
कोईराला परिवार
Koirala family; कोईराला परिवार
Political family
Current region	Nepal
Place of origin	Dumja, Sindhuli
Founded	19th century
Founder	Krishna Prasad Koirala
Members	Krishna Prasad Koirala ; Pramila Prasad Koirala ; Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala; Girija Prasad Koirala; Tarini Prasad Koirala ; Sujata Koirala ; Shashanka Koirala; Shankar Koirala; Manisha Koirala ; Niraj Koirala
Connected members	Amod Prasad Upadhyay ; Sailaja Acharya ; Sushil Koirala ; Mahesh Acharya ; Puru Koirala ; Dhadiram Koirala
Distinctions	Political prominence
Traditions	Brahmin-Hill
	Krishna Prasad Koirala was the first prominent member of this family.

Koirala family (Nepali: कोइराला परिवार) is one of the most prominent political families of Nepal. Krishna Prasad Koirala, a Rana-era socio-political activist, was exiled to Bihar, India by then Prime Minister Maharaja Chandra Sumsher.^[1] Four members of the family, including three brothers (Matrika Prasad Koirala, B. P. Koirala and Girija Prasad Koirala) and their maternal cousin Sushil Koirala, have been Prime Ministers of Nepal.

The Koirala family were original inhabitants of Dumja village, Sindhuli district in Nepal.^[2]

Family members

Sons:

Matrika Prasad Koirala (1912–1997) ex-prime minister
Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (1914–1982) ex-prime minister
Keshav Prasad Koirala (1922–1974)
Tarini Prasad Koirala (1923–1973) politician, journalist, writer
Girija Prasad Koirala (1925–2010) ex-prime minister

Daughters:

Sons:

Prakash Koirala, (married to Sushma Koirala)
- Siddharth Koirala, Grandson
- Manisha Koirala, Granddaughter
Shree Harsh Koirala
Shashanka Koirala

Daughter:

Wife: Nona Koirala

Sons:

Niranjan Koirala (deceased): first wife, Santosh Koirala (deceased); second wife, Ila Dalmia Koirala (deceased). Two sons, Himanshu Koirala & Bhaskar Koirala
Shekhar Koirala, politician