Chaudhry Anwar Ali Cheema (1 January 1935 – 31 July 2016) was a Pakistani politician.

Political career

He was born on January 1, 1935 in Sargodha, Punjab, British India and did his graduation from Government College, Lahore, now called

Government College University, Lahore The Government College University, Lahore (colloquially known as GCU), is a public research university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Opened as Government College, Lahore, in 1864, it became a university in 2002. Overview In 1864, Gov ...

. He was recruited as naib tehsildar in 1961 but he quit in 1974 and subsequently started his political career by contesting elections of the District Council member where he remained vice chairman and chairman till 1987. Anwar Ali Cheema held the office of District Council Chairman for Sargodha. He won election to the Pakistan National Assembly on seven consecutive occasions between 1985 and 2013 which is a unique honor. He represented the

Pakistan Muslim League (Q) The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) ur, ; ''Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf)'', Acronyms: PML(Q), PML-Q, PMLQ, "Q League") is a Conservative nationalist political party in Pakistan. As of the 2018 parliamentary election, it has a re ...

party. Cheema held the office of Federal minister of health for few days and was then made Federal Minister of Production. He was given the title of Shenshah-e-Tameerat (King of Development) for his works in his constituency and Sargodha city. Cheema had been an MNA from NA-67 (Now NA-91) for seven consecutive terms from 1985 to 2013. He was known to be a companion of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif but parted ways and joined the PML-Q when Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi formed the party with the blessings of former president retired General Pervez Musharraf. His son's father-in-law is Chaudhry Tajammal Abbas, a first cousin of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, due to which he shifted loyalties from PML-N. Cheema has a son and a daughter. His son,

Chaudhry Aamir Sultan Cheema Chaudhry Aamir Sultan Cheema ( ur, ) 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 2 ...

, is a former provincial minister of irrigation and livestock. He has been elected member of provincial assembly six times. Cheema's daughter in law, Tanzeela Aamir Cheema has been elected MNA twice and also held the office of chairman district council Sargodha. She belongs to the Chaudhry family of Gujrat. Sardar Arif Nakai, Ex- Chief Minister Of Punjab, who was Anwar Ali Cheema's brother in law.

Death

Anwar Ali Cheema died on 31 July 2016, in Lahore, Pakistan after a protracted illness.Anwar Cheema dies
The Nation (newspaper), Published 1 August 2016, Retrieved 19 July 2021

References

External links

* http://www.na.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=114 * http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/125 {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheema, Chaudhry Anwar Ali 1935 births 2016 deaths People from Sargodha District Pakistan Muslim League (Q) MNAs Pakistani MNAs 1985–1988 Pakistani MNAs 1988–1990 Pakistani MNAs 1990–1993 Pakistani MNAs 1993–1996 Pakistani MNAs 1997–1999 Pakistani MNAs 2002–2007 Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistan Muslim League (N) MNAs Government ministers of Pakistan