Saifullah Khan Paracha

Saifullah Khan Paracha (Urdu: سیف اللہ خان پراچہ; born 17 July 1931 – 14 July 2021 ) was a Pakistani professional engineer, businessman and politician from Balochistan.

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.

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

The Early Eocene Quettacyon parachai (Condylarthra) 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.