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Koirala

Koirala is a Khatri/Chettri surname of Nepal as well as brahmin. All Koirala share the same gotra, Moudgalya (Mudgal), which means all of them share the same forefather, so a Koirala can't marry another Koirala.

It can refer to:

  • Koirala family, a dominating family in Nepalese politics
  • Anuradha Koirala, Nepalese social activist, founder and director of Maiti Nepal
  • Bhagawan Koirala (b. 1960), Executive Director & Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
  • Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (B.P. Koirala) (1914–1982) , Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960
  • Bharat Koirala, winner of the 2002 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism
  • Girija Prasad Koirala (1925–2010), five times Prime Minister of Nepal in the 1990's and 2000's, Head of State from 2007 to 2008
  • Krishna Prasad Koirala (d. 1943), political leader of Nepal
  • Kulchandar Koirala, writer
  • Manisha Koirala (b. 1970), Indian Bollywood actress
  • Matrika Prasad Koirala (1912–1997), Prime Minister of Nepal from 1951 to 1952 and from 1953 to 1955
  • Prakash Koirala, Nepalese politician
  • Raj Ballav Koirala (b. 1982), Nepalese actor
  • Shashanka Koirala, Nepalese politician
  • Siddharth Koirala, Nepalese film actor
  • Sujata Koirala (b. 1954), Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
  • Sushil Koirala (1939–2016), Prime Minister of Nepal from 2014 to 2015
  • Tarini Prasad Koirala (1923–1973), Nepalse politician, journalist and writer
  • Saradha Koirala, Poet and Writer New Zealand, Australia

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