Dahal
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 (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 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
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