Palijo
Palijo/Palejo/Paleejo/Palija/Paleja/Paleeja (Sindhi: پليجو) is a Sindhi Sammat[1] [2]tribe of Sindh province, Pakistan. The clans of Palija are: Agham, Agheem, Bhalani, Bhalo, Palijani etc.[3]
Notable people
People bearing the surname include:
- Rasool Bux Palijo, the leader and founder of Awami Tahreek.[4]
- Ayaz Latif Palijo, President Qaumi Awami Tahreek (QAT), Leader of main opposition alliance in Sindh Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), Human Rights Lawyer and writer.[5]
- 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.[6]
References
- ↑ Tribes Of Pakistan. 2019. p. 110.
- ↑ Hussain, Ghulam (17 March 2026). Architecture of Caste in Pakistan: Dalit Assertions in a Culture of Denial. Taylor & Francis. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-040-86724-2.
- ↑ Khair Mohammad Buriro Sewhani (2005). ذاتين جي انسائيڪلوپيڊيا (in Sindhi). pp. 449–450.
- ↑ Raza, Mohammad (7 June 2018). "Awami Tehreek founder Rasool Bux Palijo passes away in Karachi". DAWN.COM.
- ↑ "Ayaz Latif Palijo - Pakistan Times". www.pakistantimes.com. 31 March 2012.
- ↑ "Senator Sassui Palijo - profile". Senate of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2023.