Koirala family (Nepali: कोइराला परिवार) is one of the prominent political families of Nepal in the Republican Era. The family was founded by Krishna Prasad Koirala, a Rana Era socio-political activist who was exiled to Bihar, India by then Prime Minister Maharaja Chandra Sumsher. Many of the family members have remained prominent figures in the Nepali Congress party since the country's first democratic movement. 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. Some members who do not have political aspirations have gone on to become prominent members in Nepali society making substantial personal contributions in the professions, the arts, academia, and the media as Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala.
Koirala family were original inhabitants of Dumja village, Sindhuli district belonging to the Hill-Brahmin caste.
Family members
Father: Krishna Prasad Koirala
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: Sauri Koirala (Arjel) Nalini Koirala (Upadhaya) Indira Koirala (Acharya) Vijaya Laxmi Koirala (Zaki)
Family of Matrika Prasad Koirala
Wife: Manju Koirala
Sons: Bimal Koirala, deceased (wife: Sharada (Binita) Koirala), Sons: Bikash Koirala (wife: Ranjeeta Aryal Koirala), Ashish Koirala (wife: Poonam Bhattarai Koirala) Kamal Koirala, journalist, diplomat (previous Ambassador to South Korea), politician with CPN(UML) (wife: Dhana Koirala), children: Dr. Kanchan Koirala (wife: Dr. Regina Koirala), Richa Koirala (husband: Anil Adhikari, daughter:Ananya Koirala) Ajay Koirala (deceased), Son: Amit Koirala (wife: Srijana Prasai Koirala) Amit Koirala, Son: Atreya Koirala. Bijay Koirala (wife: Anita Koirala) children: Anshu Koirala (wife: Kirti Koirala), Anisha Koirala Sapkota (husband: Deepak Sapkota) Sanjay Koirala, deceased (wife: Pushpa Acharya), son: Dipanker Acharya-Koirala Hari Koirala
Daughters: Sabita Koirala (Arjyal) (deceased) (husband: Dhruba Prasad Arjyal) (deceased), Children: Smita Ghimire (Husband: Navin Ghimire), Sameer Arjyal (Wife: Subikshya Arjyal), Shirish Arjyal (Wife: Kalpana Arjyal), Sweta Subedi (Husband: Subarna Bhusan Subedi) Kabita Koirala ( Acharya) ( deceased) (husband: Madhav Acharya), Children: Anand Raj Acharya
Family of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
Wife: Sushila Koirala
Sons: Prakash Koirala, (married to Sushma Koirala) Siddharth Koirala, Grandson Manisha Koirala, Granddaughter, Ex-Husband: Samrat Dahal (divorced) Dr. Shree Harsh Koirala, Engineer (married to Ruchira Koirala, from Mumbai) Shreyas Koirala, Grandson Avanti Koirala, Granddaughter Dr. Shashanka Koirala, Eye Specialist, Leader of Nepali Congress (married to Suphatra Koirala) Supriya Koirala, Granddaughter
Daughter: Chetana Koirala
Family of Keshav Prasad Koirala
Wife: Nona Koirala
Sons: Niranjan Koirala, deceased (Wife: Santosh Koirala, deceased, Ila Dalmia Koirala, deceased) Dr. Shekhar Koirala (Wife: Poonam Koirala), Nepali Congress-CWC Member, current Member of the Constituent Assembly, former Vice Chancellor of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal Neha Koirala, Daughter
Family of Tarini Prasad Koirala
Wife: Rosa Koirala
Son: Jyoti Koirala, Engineer, NC General Convention (Maha Samiti) Member, Wife: Indira Koirala, NC General Convention (Maha Samiti) Member, Dr. Megha Koirala, Pooja Koirala
Daughter: Kalpana Koirala, deceased, husband: Laxman Basnet, president of Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC) Daughters: Aparna Basnet (Granddaughter Adya Basnet), Prasanna Basnet, (Son in law Siddharth Mani Rajbhandari and Granddaughter Vasavi Prasanna Rajbhandari), Priyanka Basnet, (Son in Law Ninesh Tiwari).
Family of Girija Prasad Koirala
Wife: Sushma koirala
Daughter: Sujata Koirala, Deputy Prime Minister
Family of Sauri Koirala (Arjel) Son: Uday Arjel - Deceased
Son: Dr. Russ Raj Arjal
Grandchildren: Reed Kathleen Arjal, Henry Raj Arjal, Soren Rose Arjal
Daughter: 1. Nirja Khanal, Husband: Sri niwas khanal, Sons: Nirmesh Khanal, Rajesh Khanal, daughter in law: Bipnita khanal,Grandchildren :Aahana khanal and aryan khanal