Saifullah Khan Paracha

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
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
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

Personal life

Saifullah was born on 17 July 1931 in Makhad, Attock district, Balochistan, Pakistan. After Completing his senior Cambridge from Aitchison, he left for United States and completed B.S. Engineering, Mechanical and Mining Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley California, USA in 1954.[4]

He was also President of Dar ul Falah, orphanage, Anjuman-e-Islamia, Quetta, NGO and Pakistan Institution of Engineers Balochistan.[5]

The Early Eocene Quettacyon parachai (Condylarthra) from the Ghazij Formation of Balochistan, Pakistan is named after him.[6]

Political career

During his political career, Saifullah Khan Paracha, served as a member of Municipal Corporation Quetta, West Pakistan Assembly, Balochistan Assembly[7][8] and Senate of Pakistan.[9][10][11]

References
  1. "Saifullah Khan Paracha profile on Senate of Pakistan 1994-1997". senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  2. "PPP founding member Saifullah Paracha passes away aged 89". Daily Pakistan Global. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  3. "Monthly publication of Pakistan Petroleum Limited, Vol. 02, September 2010" (PDF).
  4. "Saifullah Khan Paracha profile on Senate of Pakistan 1997-2000". senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  5. "Saifullah Khan Paracha profile on Senate of Pakistan 1997-2000". senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  6. 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.
  7. "Beta Version Members Page". PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF BALOCHISTAN. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  8. "memberspage - PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF BALOCHISTAN - بلوچستا ن اسمبلی". PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF BALOCHISTAN. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  9. "Saifullah Khan Paracha profile on Senate of Pakistan 1975-1977". senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  10. "Saifullah Khan Paracha profile on Senate of Pakistan 1994-1997". senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  11. "Saifullah Khan Paracha profile on Senate of Pakistan 1997-2000". senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
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