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Dahal
Dahal ( ne, दाहाल) is a Nepali surname of Khas origin, and also prevalent in some regions of India mainly in Sikkim, Uttarakhand and few parts of Bhutan. The Dahals belong to the Indo-Aryan ethinic group, within the gentry class including Brahmin (high priest), Chhetri (ruling) or Rajput (i.e. Royal clan) castes in accordance to traditional Hindu classification system. Notable people * Pushpa Kamal Dahal (born 1954), Nepali politician, current Prime minister of Nepal, chairman of the Nepal Communist Party * Bhusan Dahal (born 1966), Nepali media tycoon * Dayaram Dahal, Nepali film director * Bhim Prasad Dahal (born 1954), Leader of Sikkim Democratic Front * Renu Dahal - Nepalese politician, current mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City * Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay Dahal, Former Minister, Nepali Ambassador and UN Representative * Chandra Devi Dahal (born 1986), Nepali woman footballer * Nara Bahadur Dahal (born 1960), Nepali long-distance runner * Prince Dahal (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Pushpa Kamal Dahal ( ne, पुष्पकमल दाहाल; born 11 December 1954), also widely known by his nom de guerre Prachanda (, ; meaning "fierce"), is a Nepalese politician serving as the current Prime Minister of Nepal. He previously held the prime ministerial post from 2008 to 2009, and again from 2016 to 2017. Dahal was born in Pokhara, Kaski and spent most of his childhood in Chitwan, where he received a diploma of science in agriculture from Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS) in Rampur, Chitwan. He joined left-wing political parties after seeing severe poverty in his youth. In 1981, he joined the Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention), and later became general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) in 1989. This party later became the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Dahal was the leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) during the country's civil war and subsequent peace process and the 1st Nepalese constituent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
