Farid Ahmad Paracha (ÃÂçéùñ ÃÂñÃÂï çÃÂàï þñçÃÂÃÂ) (born 10 November 1949) is a Pakistani Politician, businessman and a naib ameer (vice-president) of Jamaat-e-Islami. He also served as member of the 12th National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2007 and Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1990 to 1993.
Paracha was born on 10 November 1949, in Bhera, Sargodha. He earned his LL.B degree in 1975, M.A. in 1976 and Ph.D. degree from University of the Punjab in 2005.