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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
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 prominent political families of Nepal. Krishna Prasad Koirala, a Rana Era socio-political activist who was exiled to Bihar, India by then Prime Minister Maharaja Chandra Sumsher.^[1] Four members, three of them brothers (Matrika Prasad Koirala, B. P. Koirala and Girija Prasad Koirala) and their maternal cousin Sushil Koirala, have been Prime Minister of Nepal.

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

Family members edit

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) 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:

Wife: Sushma Koirala

Daughter:

^ "Girija Prasad Koirala: The architect of democracy in Nepal". Dawn. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ "NC to measure 'BP jail route' on foot - Nepali Headlines". nepaliheadlines.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.