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{{Short description|Nepalese political family}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox family
| name = Koirala family कोईराला परिवार
|image =
|image_caption = Koirala family in the mid-70s
| crest =
| caption =
|type = [[Political family]]
| region = [[Nepal]]
| early_forms =
| founded = 19th century
| founder = [[Krishna Prasad Koirala]]
| origin = [[Kusheshwar Dumja|Dumja]], [[Sindhuli district|Sindhuli]]
| members =[[Krishna Prasad Koirala]] [[Pramila Prasad Koirala]] [[Matrika Prasad Koiraala]] 
[[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]] [[Puru Koirala]] [[Dhadiram Koirala]]
| otherfamilies =
| distinctions = Political prominence
| traditions = [[Brahmin-Hill]]
| heirlooms =
| estate =
| meaning =
| footnotes = [[Krishna Prasad Koirala]] was the first prominent member of this family.
}}

'''Koirala family''' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: कोइराला परिवार) is one of the most prominent [[List of Nepali political clans|political families of Nepal]]. The [[Koirala]] family are Hill Brahmins.<ref>{{cite news|title=Girija Prasad Koirala: The architect of democracy in Nepal|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/822354|accessdate=2019-11-05|newspaper=Dawn|date=2010-03-23}}</ref> and were inhabitants of [[Kusheshwar Dumja|Dumja]] village in the [[Sindhuli district]] of the [[Bagmati Province]] of [[Nepal]].Most of them also live in [[Jhapa District|Jhapa]].The [[Koirala family|Koiralas]] are also known for their charismatic nature, which helped them succeed in their [[political]] careers and influence people to join their [[revolution]] against the system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nepaliheadlines.com/nc-measure-bp-jail-route-foot/|title=NC to measure 'BP jail route' on foot - Nepali Headlines|website=nepaliheadlines.com|accessdate=10 September 2017}}</ref>

[[Krishna Prasad Koirala]], a [[Rana dynasty|Rana-era]] socio-political activist, was exiled to [[Bihar]], India by then Prime Minister Maharaja [[Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana|Chandra Sumsher]].<ref name="dawn.com">{{cite news|title= Girija Prasad Koirala: The architect of democracy in Nepal|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/822354|accessdate=13 December 2017|newspaper= Dawn|date=23 March 2010}}</ref> Four members of the family, including three brothers ([[Matrika Prasad Koirala]], [[B. P. Koirala]] and [[Girija Prasad Koirala]]) and their maternal cousin [[Sushil Koirala]], have been [[Prime Minister of Nepal|Prime Ministers of Nepal]].

==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) politician, journalist, writer
# [[Girija Prasad Koirala]] (1925–2010) ex-prime minister

Daughters:
# Sauri Koirala (Arjel)
# Nalini Koirala (Upadhaya)
# Indira Koirala (Acharya)
# Vijaya Laxmi Koirala (Zaki)
==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
File:Matrika Prasad Koirala2.jpg|[[Matrika Prasad Koirala]], then [[Prime Minister of Nepal]] (1951)
File:BP Koirala.jpg|[[Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala]], then Prime Minister (1959)
File:Sushil Koirala.jpg|[[Sushil Koirala]], then [[Prime Minister of Nepal]] (2014)
File:Sujata Koirala.jpg|[[Sujata Koirala]], Former Minister
File:Manisha Koirala at IFFI 2024.jpg|[[Manisha Koirala]], Film actress
File:Girija P koirala.jpg|Girija Prasad Koirala as Acting Head of state of Nepal (2008)
</gallery>

==Notes==
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==References==
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