Koirala family

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Koirala family
Political family
Current region	Kathmandu, Nepal
Place of origin	Sindhuli, Nepal
Founded	19th century
Titles	The Right Honourable The Honourable His Excellency Jananayak
Members	Krishna Prasad Koirala Matrika Prasad Koirala Kamal Koirala Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala Sushila Koirala Prakash Koirala Manisha Koirala Siddharth Koirala Shashanka Koirala Keshav Prasad Koirala Shekhar Koirala Tarini Prasad Koirala Girija Prasad Koirala Sujata Koirala Nalini Koirala Indira Koirala Sauvagya Koirala Vijaylaxmi Koirala Sankhar Koirala Niraj Koirala Pramila Prasad Koirala Dadhiram Koirala Puru Koirala Atulya Koirala
Connected members	Sushil Koirala Amod Upadhyay Sailaja Acharya Mahesh Acharya
Distinctions	Political prominence within the Nepali Congress
Properties	Koirala Niwas, Biratnagar

Koirala family (Nepali: कोइराला परिवार) is one of the most prominent political families of Nepal and is closely associated with the Nepali Congress. The family originally hails from Dumja village in Sindhuli District, Nepal. Several members of the Koirala family have served as Prime Minister of Nepal, while others have held key positions as ministers and members of parliament. They were also among the main figures in establishing democracy in Nepal and played a significant role in the country’s political movements.

Krishna Prasad Koirala, is regarded as the patriarch and founding figure of the Koirala political dynasty, he was a socio-political activist during the Rana dynasty and was exiled to India by then Prime Minister Chandra Sumsher J.B. Rana. Four members of the family, Matrika Prasad Koirala, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, Girija Prasad Koirala, and their cousin Sushil Koirala, have served as Prime Ministers of Nepal.

Family members

Father: Krishna Prasad Koirala

Sons:

1. Matrika Prasad Koirala (1912–1997) – Former two-time Prime Minister of Nepal
2. Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (1914–1982) – Former Prime Minister of Nepal
3. Keshav Prasad Koirala (1922–1974)
4. Tarini Prasad Koirala (1923–1974) – Former politician, writer, and journalist
5. Girija Prasad Koirala (1925–2010) – Former four-time Prime Minister of Nepal

Daughters:

1. Nalini Koirala (Upadhyay)
2. Indira Koirala (Acharya)
3. Sauvagya Kumari Koirala (Arjel)
4. Vijaya Laxmi Koirala (Zaki)

Gallery

• Matrika Prasad Koirala
  Matrika Prasad Koirala
• Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
  Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
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  Tarini Prasad Koirala
• Girija Prasad Koirala
  Girija Prasad Koirala
• Prakash Koirala
  Prakash Koirala
• Sushil Koirala
  Sushil Koirala
• Sujata Koirala
  Sujata Koirala
• Shashanka Koirala
  Shashanka Koirala
• Sushila Koirala
  Sushila Koirala
• Manisha Koirala
  Manisha Koirala

Honors

• Nepal Ratna Man Padavi (2015) – Posthumously awarded to Girija Prasad Koirala by the then President of Nepal, Bidya Devi Bhandari.

• Nepal Ratna Man Padavi (2018) – Posthumously awarded to Bishweshwar Parsad Koirala by the then President of Nepal, Bidya Devi Bhandari.
• Bangladesh Liberation War Honour (2012) – Posthumously awarded to Girija Prasad Koirala.
• Bangladesh Liberation War Honour (2012) – Posthumously awarded to Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala.