Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema (Urdu: افتخار احمد چیمہ; 1 January 1939 – 9 November 2025) was a Pakistani politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2008 to May 2018. He was a judge of the Lahore High Court.[2]
Iftikhar Cheema | |
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افتخار چیمہ | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 7 April 2016 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-101 (Gujranwala-VII) |
| In office 17 March 2008 – 25 January 2016 | |
| Constituency | NA-101 (Gujranwala-VII) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1939 Wazirabad, Punjab Province, British India |
| Died | 9 November 2025 (aged 86) |
| Party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Relatives | Nisar Ahmed Cheema (brother)[1] |
Early life
editThe son of middle-class farmer, Cheema completed his LLB from Punjab University and started practising in Wazirabad Bar Council.[3]
Political career
editCheema 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 the 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 the 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]
Death
editCheema died on 9 November 2025, at the age of 86.[11]
References
edit- ↑ "Candidate's EDO brother proceeds on leave". DAWN.COM. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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) - ↑ "Gujranwala sends six lawyers to NA". DAWN.COM. 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "SC de-seats PML-N MNA from NA 101 Gujranwala". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "PML-N conquers Wazirabad as well". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ PM expresses grief over death of Justice (Retd) Iftikhar Ahmed Cheema
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