Saifullah Khan Paracha

Saifullah Khan Paracha was a Pakistani professional engineer, businessman and politician from Balochistan.

Personal life

Paracha 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.
He was the President of Dar ul Falah, orphanage, Anjuman-e-Islamia, Quetta, NGO and Pakistan Institution of Engineers Balochistan.
The Early Eocene Quettacyon parachai from the Ghazij Formation of Balochistan, Pakistan is named after him.

Career

During his political career, Saifullah Khan Paracha, served as a member of Municipal Corporation Quetta, West Pakistan Assembly, Balochistan Assembly and Senate of Pakistan.
From 1983 to 1984, Paracha served as the president of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry.