Khanal
Surname list
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Khanal (Nepali: खनाल) is a surname of Khas people of South Asia, primarily found among high-caste Hindu communities such as Hill-Brahmin and Khatri Chhetri (K.C) of Nepal, and to a lesser extent in other South Asian countries such as India and Bhutan.The Khanal were part of the Thar Ghar, one of the few aristocracy groups that assisted the rulers of the Gorkha Kingdom.[1]
Notable people
- Brajesh Khanal, Nepali actor
- Dev Khanal, Nepali cricketer
- Dipendra K. Khanal, Nepali film director
- Jhala Nath Khanal, Nepali politician, former Prime Minister of Nepal
- Kshetra Prasad Khanal, Nepali social activist and member of the parliament
- Rameshwor Khanal, Minister of Finance and Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration
- Rewati Raman Khanal, ex-chief Secretary to the King Birendra of Nepal
- Yadunath Khanal, pioneer diplomat; ex-Foreign Affair Secretary of Nepal; ex-Ambassador to US, India, and China
- Saroj Khanal, Nepali actor and director
- Sarbendra Khanal, 26th Chief of Nepal Police
- Shridhar Khanal, Senior journalist and Author
