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Saifullah Khan Paracha (Urdu: سیف اللہ خان پراچہ; born 17 July 1931[1] – 14 July 2021[2]) was a Pakistani professional engineer, businessman and politician from Balochistan.[3]
Saifullah Khan Paracha | |
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Urdu: سیف اللہ خان پراچہ | |
| Member of the Quetta Metropolitan Corporation (QMC) | |
| Member of the West Pakistan Assembly | |
| Member of the Balochistan Assembly | |
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| Member of the Balochistan Assembly | |
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
Personal life
editParacha was born on July 17, 1931, in Makhad, Attock District, Balochistan, Pakistan. After completing his school at Aitchison College in Lahore, he went to the United States, where he earned a B.S. in Mechanical and Mining Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1954.[4]
He was the President of Dar ul Falah, orphanage, Anjuman-e-Islamia, Quetta, NGO and Pakistan Institution of Engineers Balochistan.[4]
The Early Eocene Quettacyon parachai (Condylarthra) from the Ghazij Formation of Balochistan, Pakistan is named after him.[5]
Career
editDuring his political career, Saifullah Khan Paracha, served as a member of Municipal Corporation Quetta, West Pakistan Assembly, Balochistan Assembly[6][7] and Senate of Pakistan.[8][1][4]
From 1983 to 1984, Paracha served as the president of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Saifullah Khan Paracha profile on Senate of Pakistan 1994-1997". senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "PPP founding member Saifullah Paracha passes away aged 89". Daily Pakistan Global. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Monthly publication of Pakistan Petroleum Limited, Vol. 02, September 2010" (PDF).
- ^ a b c "Saifullah Khan Paracha profile on Senate of Pakistan 1997-2000". senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Gingerich, Philip D.; Abbas, S. Ghazanfar; Arif, Muhammad (1997). "Early Eocene Quettacyon parachai (Condylarthra) from the Ghazij Formation of Baluchistan (Pakistan): Oldest Cenozoic Land Mammal from South Asia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 17 (4): 629–637. doi:10.1080/02724634.1997.10011012. ISSN 0272-4634. JSTOR 4523852.
- ^ "Beta Version Members Page". PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF BALOCHISTAN. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "memberspage - PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF BALOCHISTAN - بلوچستا ن اسمبلی". PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF BALOCHISTAN. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Saifullah Khan Paracha profile on Senate of Pakistan 1975-1977". senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Former Presidents FPCCI – FPCCI".