Iftikhar Cheema

Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema (Urdu: افتخار احمد چیمہ‎) ; is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2008 to May 2018. He is a retired Justice.[2]

Iftikhar Cheema
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
Faisalabad, Punjab, British India
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
RelativesNisar Ahmed Cheema (brother)[1]

Early life

He is the son of the then one of the wealthiest Land Lord of Gujranwala and was sent to the UK for his higher education. He completed his Law from Lincoln's Inn.[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 PML-N from Constituency NA-101 (Gujranwala-VII) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8][9] He received 99,924 votes and defeated Muhammad Ahmad Chatha, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (J).[10]

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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.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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