Proper noun
Loya (plural Loyas)
A surname.
A new constitution backed by a loya jirga was promulgated in February 1977, but failed to satisfy all political factions. Source: Internet
“Calvary has been very supportive of Terrace (Foursquare) and Pastor Riley (Taylor) and I have become friends,” Loya said. Source: Internet
However he was obliged to publicly step aside at the behest of the United States as many of the delegates to the Loya Jirga were prepared to vote for Zahir Shah and block the US-backed Hamid Karzai. Source: Internet
In 1985 the Loya Jirga was reconvened. Source: Internet
At the same time the 25-year-old Ahmad Khan was busy in Afghanistan calling for a loya jirga ("grand assembly") to select a leader among his people. Source: Internet
All these allegations as well as the mysterious death of Judge Loya and the subsequent discharge of Amit Shah bring to the fore the collusion between the judiciary and the executive in one of the most shocking cases in the history of independent India. Source: Internet