Iftikhar Cheema

Iftikhar Cheema
افتخارچیمہ
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
7 April 2016 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-101 (Gujranwala-VII)
In office
17 March 2008 – 25 January 2016
ConstituencyNA-101 (Gujranwala-VII)
Personal details
Born (1939-01-01) 1 January 1939 (age 85)
Wazirabad, Punjab, British India
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
RelativesNisar Ahmed Cheema (brother)[1]

Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema (Urdu: افتخار احمد چیمہ) is a Pakistani politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2008 to May 2018. He is a retired judge of the Lahore High Court.[2]

Early life

The son of middle-class farmer, Cheema completed his LLB from Punjab University and started practicing in Wazirabad Bar Council.[3]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-101 (Gujranwala-VII) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[4][5] He received 71,792 votes and defeated Hamid Nasir Chattha.[6]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of the PML-N from Constituency NA-101 (Gujranwala-VII) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8][9] He received 99,924 votes and defeated Muhammad Ahmed Chattha, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (J).[10]

References

  1. ^ "Candidate's EDO brother proceeds on leave". DAWN.COM. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Thrashing, intimidation charges: Court orders case against retired judge, his men". DAWN.COM. 25 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Detail Information". 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Gujranwala sends six lawyers to NA". DAWN.COM. 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Cheema-Chattha 'dynamics' come to the fore in NA-101". DAWN.COM. 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  6. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Official results: PML-N leading the race in National Assembly - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  8. ^ "SC de-seats PML-N MNA from NA 101 Gujranwala". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. ^ "PML-N conquers Wazirabad as well". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.


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