Chaudhry Aamir Sultan Cheema (Urdu: چوہدری عامر سُلطان چیمہ) is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from February 2019 until November 2022. Previously he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, between 1988 and May 2018. He is the son of Anwar Ali Cheema, a former Federal Minister of Industries and Production.
Chaudhry Aamir Sultan Cheema | |
|---|---|
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Irrigation and Power | |
| In office 2003–2008 | |
| Chief Minister | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi |
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Livestock and Dairy Development | |
| In office 1990–1993 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 20 February 2019 – 4 November 2022 | |
| Constituency | NA-91 (Sargodha-IV) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | PP-32 (Sargodha-V) |
| In office 9 April 2008 – 20 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | PP-32 (Sargodha-V) |
| In office 25 November 2002 – 17 November 2007 | |
| Constituency | PP-32 (Sargodha-V) |
| In office 18 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Constituency | PP-28 (Sargodha-V) |
| In office 5 November 1990 – 28 June 1993 | |
| Constituency | PP-28 (Sargodha-V) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1962 Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Spouse | Tanzila Aamir Cheema[1] |
| Children | Muhammad Muneeb Sultan Cheema |
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His son, Muhammad Muneeb Sultan Cheema, was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from August 2018 to January 2023.
Early life and education edit
He was born on 1 May 1962 in Sargodha to Anwar Ali Cheema.[2]
He did his early education from Atchison College. He graduated in 1986 from Government College, Sargodha and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.[2]
Political career edit
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency PP-28 (Sargodha) in 1988 Pakistani general election.[3]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-28 (Sargodha) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Ghulam Haider Wyne and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Livestock and Dairy Development.[4]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-28 (Sargodha) in 1997 Pakistani general election.[5]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-32 (Sarghoda-V) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 47,007 votes and defeated Naveed Akram, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[6] In January 2003, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Irrigation and Power.[7]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-32 (Sarghoda-V) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 48,522 votes and defeated Mian Muhammad Khalid Kalyar, a candidate of PPP.[8]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-32 (Sargodha-V) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[9] He received 55,358 votes and defeated Malik Shoaib Awan, a candidate of PML-N.[10]
In April 2018, he announced to quit PML-Q and join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[11]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-91 (Sargodha-IV) in by-election held in February 2019.[12][13]
He is a member of the National Assembly Standing Committees on Energy and Government Assurances.
References edit
- ^ "Ex-bureaucrats join politics". The Nation. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Hanif, Intikhab (4 January 2003). "25-member Punjab cabinet takes oath". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (26 April 2018). "PTI to end poverty, make Pakistan a welfare state: Imran". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "PTI's Sultan wins NA-91 after repolling". The Nation. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "PTI's Aamir Sultan Cheema emerges victorious after re-polling in Sargodha's NA-91". Samaa Digital. February 2, 2019.