# Sujata Koirala

_Nepalese politician_

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Last updated: 2026-10-07

> Sujata Koirala is a Nepalese politician and the only daughter of former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. She was made Foreign Minister under Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. Sujata was promoted to Deputy Prime Minister on 12 October 2009. She has a daughter named Melanie Koirala Jost.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 9 February 1954 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58299#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Biratnagar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58299#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58299#P27))
- **Occupation:** diplomat; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58299#P106))
- **Political party:** Nepali Congress ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58299#P102))

## Public office

- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/sujata-koirala

## Questions

**When was Sujata Koirala born?**  
Sujata Koirala was born on 9 February 1954 in Biratnagar.

## Related

- [Biratnagar](https://diginpl.com/places/biratnagar)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sujata Koirala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sujata_Koirala) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सुजाता कोइराला](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q58299](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58299) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Sujata Koirala.jpg by Nirmal Dulal (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sujata_Koirala.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Sujata Koirala". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/sujata-koirala. Retrieved 21 October 2026.