Koirala family (Nepali: कोईराला 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