Hayatullah Khan Durrani
| Hayatullah Khan Durrani حیا ت الله خان درانی |
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| Born | 22 April 1962 Quetta, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Other names | Shalako |
| Occupation | Government Service / FBR |
| Known for |
Mountaineering / caving / Environmentalist |
| Notable work | Juniper Defender / Pioneer Caving in Pakistan |
| Children | Muhammad Umar Durrani |
| Parent(s) | Shahzada Rehmatullah Khan Saddozai |
| Website | http://www.pcra.20m.com/ |
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| Date | 14-08-2005 |
| Country | Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| Presented by | President of Pakistan |
Mountaineering / caving /
Hayatullah Khan Durrani, PP (Pashto: حیا ت الله خان دراني; born 22 April 1962) is a Pakistani cave explorer, mountaineer, environmentalist, organizer, and a rescuer. He is also a part-time sports anchor actor in Pakistani Television shows. He played a significant role in the promotion of mountaineering, rock climbing and caving adventure sports in Pakistan, including Canoeing Kayaking He is naturalist and early advocate of preservation of Juniper Forests Juniperus macropoda wilderness in Ziarat and adjacent areas in Balochistan Pakistan.He is the founder of cave exploration adventure sports in Pakistan. Hayatullah Khan Durrani is Director Asian Canoe Confederation (ACC).
Durrani obtained a master's degree in Sociology from Balochistan University, Quetta in 1987.
He is currently performing the duties of the post of Deputy Superintendent (OPS) and Sports Secretary of Pakistan Customs Sports Board, Quetta, and media officer for Model Customs Collectorate MCC Quetta, Balochistan.
Hayatullah Khan Durrani belongs to the ethnic Pashtun Sadozai tribe section of the Popalzai sub clan of Durrani Abdali Pashtuns in Quetta, Pakistan his father Shahzada Rehmatullah Khan Saddozai Durrani was a very well-known student activist during the Pakistan Independent Movement of Muslim students federation Balochistan and was a loyal politician "a prominent personality" of Muslim league friend with Mohammad Ali Jinnah Quaid-e-Azam (Urdu: قائد اعظم) ("Father of the Nation") the founder of Pakistan. His son Mohammad Abubakar Durrani is the youngest Kayak paddler athlete to have won the "Player of the Year Award" and is the only Kayaking player to have won this outstanding award in Pakistan six consecutive times since 2007.
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