Iftikhar Cheema
Pakistani politician (1939–2025)
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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]
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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
The son of middle-class farmer, Cheema completed his LLB from Punjab University and started practising in Wazirabad Bar Council.[3]
Political career
Cheema 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
Cheema died on 9 November 2025, at the age of 86.[11]
