Palijo
The Palijo / Palejo / Paleejo / Palija / Paleja / Paleeja (Sindhi: پليجو) is a Sindhi tribe / Community of Sindh province, Pakistan. Palijo / Palejo / Paleejo / Palija / Paleja / Paleeja is a Sammat tribe. During the Talpur dynasty and before, this tribe held lands on the banks of the Indus River when that area was under official administration of the Palijo tribe and was called Palijar'pargana, ranging from Choriya Jagir, now in Tando Muhammad Khan District, to Pinyari Phat, in Sujawal District.
Distribution
Most of this tribe live mainly in the Bannu, and Daro areas of Sujawal District, Jungshahi, Gujjo, Gharo and Mirpur Sakro areas of Thatta District, Nasarpur in Matiari District, Dadoon and Norai in Tando Muhammad Khan District. However some families are settled Sunn in Jamshoro District, Bangaldero in Larkana District, Hingorja in Khairpur District, and in the cities of Hyderabad and Karachi The Total population of Palijo tribe is around 15,000. The head (Sardar) of this tribe is called Arbab and current head of Palijo tribe is Arbab Abdul Hai Palijo son of late Arbab Noor Muhammad Palijo.[1]
Some well known personalities from the Palijo tribe are:
- Rasul Bux Palejo politician, senior advocate and writer;
- Ayaz Latif Palijo President Qaumi Awami Tahreek (QAT), Human Rights Lawyer and writer[2]
- Sassui Palijo is daughter of Ghulam Qadir Palijo, is elected Senator on Women's reserved seat in the Senate of Pakistan, she was twice elected member of Sindh Assembly from Mirpur Sakro, Thatta (2002-2008 and 2008-2013) and she was Minister for Culture in Government of Sindh (2008 -2013)[3][4]
- Ghulam Qadir Palijo Chairman District Council Thatta, Sindh 2016, businessman and former Member of Sindh Assembly (twice elected MPA from Mirpur Sakro, Thatta- 1993 - 1999);
- Hamzo Khan Palijo businessman, Senator 1985-1989 and Chairman District Council Thatta 1987-1989;
- Captain (Rtd) Hyder Ali Palijo Pakistan Navy, awarded Pakistan's Presidential award Pride of Performance;
- Ali Nawaz Palijo ex - Registrar University of Sindh;
- Nazir Ahmed Palijo ExEn works and service Gvt of Sindh;
- Doctor Munawar Ali Palijo working as senior medical officer in Pakistan social security hospital.
- Engr. Hassan Ali Palijo; Mechanical Engineer, Govt. of Sindh,PAKISTAN;
- Abdul Rahim Palijo; Electronic Engineer in RADIO PAKISTAN;
- Zohaib Ibrahim Palijo; Electrical Engineer in Pakistan standards and quality control authority,
- Iqbal Palijo Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department, Govt of Sindh;
- Sarmad Palijo, son of Ghulam Qadir Palijo, CEO Josh FM 99 Media network, Edward S Mason Fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA;
- Dr Naeem Akhtar Palijo, Manager Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality Assurance department of Sui Southern Gas Company;
- Abdul Qadir Palijo, Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Department, Government of Sindh;
- Shaheed Mehtab Ali Palijo, was soldier in 36-Baloch regiment of Pakistan Army. He was martyred in Kargil War on 05-09-2000 in Haji Peer Sector at Kashmir line of control. Army Public School Thatta is named Mehtab Shaheed Army Model School & College Thatta in the memory of Shaheed Mehtab Ali Palijo.
- Ameer Hyder Palijo; Civil Engineer Building Construction
- Taj Hyder Palijo Arceologist Engineer at Culture department
References
- ↑
- ↑ Ayaz Latif Palijo
- ↑ PML-N sweeps Punjab; PPP, MQM recapture Sindh in Senate polls
- ↑ Senate to elect chairperson, deputy on 12th