Dahal
Ethnic group
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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) (dahal grandson`s) (ja.ba.ra., rana)ex. JANGA BAHADUR RANA (dahal grandson`s) (ja.ba.ra., rana)castes in accordance to traditional Hindu classification system.
Notable people
- Pushpa Kamal Dahal (born 1954), Nepali politician, former 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, Nepali 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
See also
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Surname list
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