Iftikhar Cheema | |
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افتخارچیمہ | |
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 | Wazirabad, Punjab, British India | 1 January 1939
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Relatives | Nisar 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]
The son of middle-class farmer, Cheema completed his LLB from Punjab University and started practicing in Wazirabad Bar Council.[3]
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]
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