Chaudhry Aamir Sultan Cheema () is a

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politician who was a member of the

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from February 2019 until November 2022. Previously he was a Member of the

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, between 1988 and May 2018. He is the son of Anwar Ali Cheema, a former Federal Minister of Industries and Production. His son, Muhammad Muneeb Sultan Cheema, was a member of the

from August 2018 to January 2023.

Early life and education

He was born on 1 May 1962 in

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to Anwar Ali Cheema. He did his early education from Atchison College. He graduated in 1986 from Government College, Sargodha and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Political career

He was elected to the

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as a candidate of

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(IJI) from Constituency PP-28 (Sargodha) in the

1988 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 16 November 1988 to elect the members of the National Assembly and Senate. The elections saw the resurgence of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's daughter, Ben ...

. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-28 (Sargodha) in the

1990 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 24 October 1990 to elect the members of the National Assembly. The elections were primarily a contest between the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA, a four party alliance led by the ruling Pakistan Pe ...

. He was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister

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and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Livestock and Dairy Development. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of

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(PML-N) from Constituency PP-28 (Sargodha) in the

1997 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 3 February 1997 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections were a fierce contest between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by pre-election Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan Mus ...

. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of

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(PML-Q) from Constituency PP-32 (Sarghoda-V) in the

2002 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 10 October 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies. The elections were held under the military government of Pervez Musharraf. The two mainstream parties, Pakistan ...

. He received 47,007 votes and defeated Naveed Akram, a candidate of

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(PPP). 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. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-32 (Sarghoda-V) in the

2008 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 to elect members of the 13th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. On 3 November 2007 President Pervez Musharraf enacted a state of emergency; elections were initia ...

. He received 48,522 votes and defeated Mian Muhammad Khalid Kalyar, a candidate of PPP. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-32 (Sargodha-V) in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

. He received 55,358 votes and defeated Malik Shoaib Awan, a candidate of PML-N. In April 2018, he announced to quit PML-Q and join

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(PTI). He was elected to the

as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-91 (Sargodha-IV) in by-election held in February 2019. He is a member of the National Assembly Standing Committees on Energy and Government Assurances.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cheema, Aamir Sultan Living people Punjab MPAs 2013–2018 1962 births Punjab MPAs 1988–1990 Punjab MPAs 1990–1993 Punjab MPAs 1997–1999 Punjab MPAs 2002–2007 Punjab MPAs 2008–2013 Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab) Pakistan Muslim League (Q) MPAs (Punjab) Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023