The founder of the prominent Koirala family

Koirala family

The Koirala family is a Nepali political family which has been dominant in the Nepali Congress and politics of Nepal since first democratic movement. Three members of the family have been Prime Minister of Nepal.- Family members:Krishna Prasad KoiralaSons:1...

 of Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

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He was the father of the Former prime minister of Late .Girija Prasad Koirala

Girija Prasad Koirala

Girija Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a major political party. He was Prime Minister of Nepal for four times, serving from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and from 2006 to 2008; he was also Acting Head of State from January 2007 to July...

. He had 5 sons and a daughter. The five sons are:Matrika Prasad Koirala

Matrika Prasad Koirala

Matrika Prasad Koirala was the Prime Minister of Nepal for two terms . He became the first President of Nepali Congress, when it was formed as a result of the merger of Nepali National Congress and Nepal Democratic Congress in April 1950....

, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala

Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala

Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960. He led the Nepali Congress, a social democratic political party.Koirala was the first democratically elected Prime Minister in Nepal's history...

, Girija Prasad Koirala

Girija Prasad Koirala

Girija Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a major political party. He was Prime Minister of Nepal for four times, serving from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and from 2006 to 2008; he was also Acting Head of State from January 2007 to July...

, Keshav Prasad Koirala and Tarini Prasad Koirala and the daughter was Nalini Koirala (Upadhyaya). The first three sons all became Prime Ministers of Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

. The other two were also actively involved in the democratic politics and the popular activities to bring in and establish Democratic system in Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

. The famous bollywood actress Manisha Koirala

Manisha Koirala

Manisha B. Koirala is a Nepali-Indian actress who works in Indian films, as well as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and social activist. Koirala has primarily worked in Hindi cinema, though she has appeared in several Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films as well...

is one of his great-grand daughters.