Rijal (surname)
Rijal (Nepali: रिजाल) is a surname in Nepal. They are believed to be migrated from the Riju valley of Jumla. Though there are plenty of Rijal families in western Nepal, there are not much Rijal families in eastern Nepal.
Notable people with the surname Rijal include:
- Bhola Rijal, Nepalese gynaecologist and poet
- Lochan Rijal, Musician PhD ethno-musicology
- Nagendra Prasad Rijal, former Nepalese Prime Minister
- Priti Rijal, Nepalese tennis player
- Raju Rijal, Nepalese cricketer
- Som Prasad Rijal, Indian politician
- Tek Nath Rizal, Bhutanese politician of Nepalese descent
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