Dahal

Dahal

दाहाल
Regions with significant populations
Nepal
Languages
Nepali
Religion
Hinduism

Dahal (Nepali: 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, Nepali media tycoon
• Dayaram Dahal, Nepali film director
• Dinesh D.C., 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 2004), badminton player from Nepal
• Ramesh Dahal (born 1978), Nepali songwriter and lyricist
• Mahesh Raj Dahal (born 1972), Ambassador of Nepal to Australia
• Biswonath Upadhyay Dahal, Former Chief Justice of Nepal
• Bhuvan Kumar Dahal (born 1964), CEO Nepal Sanima Bank Ltd
• Govinda Prasad Dahal born 1968, Province Forest Director, Karnali Province

See also

• Khas people
• Khas Kingdom
• Rajput
• Boston Brahmins

References

Surname list

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