Uzair Paracha
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Uzair Parachais a Pakistani American
convicted of providing material support to al-Qaeda
by a court
in New York
in 2005. He is serving a 30 year prison sentence.
who is a citizen of Pakistan
currently held by the United States
in Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba
. He was born in Pakistan on January 7, 1980. His mother Farhat Paracha was a student of sociology at New York University
. Paracha himself attended Rainbow Montessori school in Brooklyn when he was 3 years old. As a teen he attended B. V. S. Parsi High School
in Karachi. Paracha subsequently obtained a degree in business administration from Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
in 2002.
after the September 11 attacks. He was later charged with helping alleged al-Qaeda operative Majid Khan obtain legal status in U.S. fraudulently. In November 2005 he was convicted of helping Khan. In July 2006 he was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. He is serving his sentence at ADX Florence
.
Pakistani American
A Pakistani American is any citizen or resident of the United States who has Pakistani heritage.- History in the United States :Muslim immigrants from areas that are now part of Pakistan have been migrating to America and first entered the United States as early as the eighteenth century, working...
convicted of providing material support to al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
by a court
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a federal district court. Appeals from the Southern District of New York are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 2005. He is serving a 30 year prison sentence.
Early life
He is the son of Saifullah ParachaSaifullah Paracha
Saifullah Paracha is a citizen of Pakistan currently held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.The Department of Defense reports that Paracha was born on August 17, 1947,in Mongwal, Pakistan....
who is a citizen of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
currently held by the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. He was born in Pakistan on January 7, 1980. His mother Farhat Paracha was a student of sociology at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. Paracha himself attended Rainbow Montessori school in Brooklyn when he was 3 years old. As a teen he attended B. V. S. Parsi High School
B. V. S. Parsi High School
Bai Virbaijee Soparivala Parsi High School is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was opened on May 23, 1859, as Karachi Parsi Balak Shalla by the Zoroastrian residents of Karachi. The Government of Education of Sindh has rated B.V.S...
in Karachi. Paracha subsequently obtained a degree in business administration from Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
in 2002.
Arrest and conviction
At the time of arrest in March 2003 he was a Permanent resident of United States. He was initially held as a material witness in the investigation against al-QaedaAl-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
after the September 11 attacks. He was later charged with helping alleged al-Qaeda operative Majid Khan obtain legal status in U.S. fraudulently. In November 2005 he was convicted of helping Khan. In July 2006 he was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. He is serving his sentence at ADX Florence
ADX Florence
The United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility is a supermax prison for men that is located in unincorporated Fremont County, Colorado, United States, south of Florence. It is unofficially known as ADX Florence, Florence ADMAX, Supermax, or The Alcatraz of the Rockies...
.