Pokharel ( ne, पोखरेल) or Pokhrel ( ne, पोख्रेल) is a
surname
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(family name) Brahman, khatri Cast group in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
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Notable people with Pokharel/Pokhrel surname
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Aastha Pokharel
Aastha Pokharel ( ne, आस्था पोखरेल) is a Nepali people, Nepalese fashion model. She began her professional modeling career in the year 2011. The first big break Pokharel had was being featured on the cover and the editoria ...
, Nepali model
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Bidhyanath Pokhrel
Bidhyanath Pokhrel ( ne, :ne: विद्यानाथ पोख्रेल, 9 June 1918 – 25 August 1994) was a Nepali poet and politician. He was an anti-Rana democratic politician. He took charge of the ''Dhankuta Front'' during the ...
, Nepali poet and politician
* Dibesh Pokharel, Nepali pop singer
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Giriraj Mani Pokharel
Giriraj Mani Pokharel is a Nepalese politician and the former Minister of Education, Science and Technology. He is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
Political Life
On April 12, 2007, J ...
Ishwor Pokhrel
Ishwor Pokhrel ( ne, ईश्वर पोखरेल) is the current senior Vice-president of CPN (UML). Pokhrel has also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. He was also Minister of Defence in the Second Oli cabinet.
He also serve ...
Ram Chandra Pokhrel
Ram Chandra Pokhrel (also Pokharel) (born January 1, 1945) is a politician and journalist in Nepal. He is affiliated with the Nepali Congress party.Shankar Pokhrel (born 1964), Nepali Politician
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Sugam Pokharel
Sugam Pokharel (Nepali:सुगम पाेखरेल) is a Nepalese singer, music composer, songwriter, and radio jockey known for his contribution towards Nepali pop music. His first solo recording, ''Mero Sansaar'' (2001), became a top sell ...
, Nepali pop singer
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Suman Pokhrel
Suman Pokhrel ( ne, सुमन पोखरेल; born on September 21, 1967) is a Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator and artist. Universities in Nepal and India have included his poetry in their syllabus.
Suman Pokhrel is the s ...
, Nepali poet, lyricist, translator, playwright
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Sunil Pokharel
Sunil Pokharel ( ne, सुनील पोखरेल; born on 16 June 1963) is a Nepali theatre artist and director. He is considered one of the pioneers of modern Nepali theatre. He is a graduate of National School of Drama, India (1987).He ...