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INTRODUCTION

Matrika Prasad Koirala
The first Lion President of Nepal

The first Lion President of Nepal, Late Lion Matrika Prasad Koirala
was born on 1st January 1912 in Biratnagar, Morang the eastern
part of Nepal. He took the opportunity to become the First Lion
President of Nepal be establishing the Lions Club of Biratnagar
in the year 1971. The extension chairperson of Lions Club of
Biratnagar was Lion P.C. Jain of LC Ajmer, India.
Lion Koirala was a well known social and political figure of
Nepal. Apart from his political background, he had immensely
contributed in social activities of Nepal. There are various
instances of his social involment. In 1953, he had established
Nepal Tuberculosis Eradication Association and become
founder Vice-President. He was also member of the Nepal Red
Cross Society, Biratnagar from very beginning and subsequently
held the position of President. He was the founder chairman of
Morang Higher Education Development Trust. Moreover, he had
established Koirala Memorial Child Trust.

Hence, people always remember him not only as a political
leader but also as a profound social activist of Nepal. He had
actively contributed and assisted in constring Tribhuwan
Memorial Hospital building, Raina Maitri Sadan Red Cross
building, Blood Bank building etc. He was very active in politics
and assisted his father Mr. Krishna Prasad Koirala in the First
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He was the executive Chairman of Nepalese National Congress
in 1948. He was a successful commader of 1950 democratic
revolution. He was also the Founder President of Rastriya Praja
Party and established National Janata Parishad in 1991 B.S.
Lion Koirala had greatly contributed in the fi eld of literature also.
He was a man of high oratory power and recognized as one of
the renowned contemporary figure in Nepali language. He had
a good command over English, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Maithali,
Rajasthani (Marwari), Bhojpur languages also.
After the end of autocratic Rana Regime in 1950, Lion Matrika
Parasad Koirala became the first Prime Minister from the General
Public. He was nominated as a permanent representative of
United Nations Organization and was appointed as Nepal's
Ambassador to United States of America from 1961-64. He was
an honest, sincere, polite and kind hearted person.

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