Palijo

Sindhi Sammat tribe

Palijo/Palejo/Paleejo/Palija/Paleja/Paleeja (Sindhi: پليجو) is a Sindhi Sammat[1] tribe of Sindh province, Pakistan. The clans of Palija are: Agham, Agheem, Bhalani, Bhalo, Palijani etc.[2]

Notable people

People bearing the surname include:

  • Rasool Bux Palijo, the leader and founder of Awami Tahreek.[3]
  • Ayaz Latif Palijo, President Qaumi Awami Tahreek (QAT), Leader of main opposition alliance in Sindh Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), Human Rights Lawyer and writer.[4]
  • Sassui Palijo, is an elected senator on women's reserved seat in the Senate of Pakistan. She was twice elected member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from Mirpur Sakro, Thatta.[5]

References

  1. ^ Tribes Of Pakistan. 2019. p. 110.
  2. ^ Khair Mohammad Buriro Sewhani (2005). ذاتين جي انسائيڪلوپيڊيا (in Sindhi). pp. 449–450.
  3. ^ Raza, Mohammad (7 June 2018). "Awami Tehreek founder Rasool Bux Palijo passes away in Karachi". DAWN.COM.
  4. ^ "Ayaz Latif Palijo - Pakistan Times". www.pakistantimes.com. 31 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Senator Sassui Palijo - profile". Senate of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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