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Also known as Sushil Daa, Sushil Prasad Koirala

former Prime Minister of Nepal (1939-2016)

Key facts

President
Ram Baran Yadav
Deputy
Bam Dev Gautam , Prakash Man Singh
Preceded by
Khil Raj Regmi (Interim)
Succeeded by
K. P. Sharma Oli
Prime minister
K. P. Sharma Oli
Constituency
Banke 3
Born
( 1939-08-12 ) 12 August 1939, Biratnagar , Kingdom of Nepal
Died
9 February 2016 (2016-02-09) (aged 76), Kathmandu , Nepal
Party
Nepali Congress
Parent s
Bodh Prasad Koirala (father) , Kumudini Koirala (mother)
Nickname
Sushil Da ( Nepali : सुशील दा )

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Nepal
Place of birth
Biratnagar
Place of death
Kathmandu
Occupation
politician
Political party
Nepali Congress
Religion
Hinduism
Image
The Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Sushil Koirala, on the sidelines of the third Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), at Nay Pyi Taw.jpg
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date of birth
1939-08-12
Commons category
Sushil Koirala
date of death
2016-02-09
name in native language
सुशील कोइराला
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
pneumonia
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Encyclopedic overview

Sushil Prasad Koirala (Nepali: सुशीलप्रसाद कोइराला; 12 August 1939 – 9 February 2016) was a Nepalese politician and the Prime Minister of Nepal from 11 February 2014 to 10 October 2015. He was also President of the Nepali Congress from 2010 to 2016, having earlier served in various capacities in the party. He is also known as the "Father of Constitution" due to his major role in promulgation of The Constitution of Nepal.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sushil Koirala” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.