Chaudhry Aamir Sultan Cheema

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	Parvez Elahi
Provincial Minister of Punjab for Livestock and Dairy Development
In office 1990–1993
Chief Minister	Ghulam Haider Wyne
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	(1962-05-01) 1 May 1962 (age 63) Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
Other political affiliations	PML(Q) (2002-2018) PMLN (1993-2002) IJI (1988-1993) PTI (2018-2023)
Spouse	Tanzila Aamir Cheema[1]
Children	Muhammad Muneeb Sultan Cheema
Parent	Anwar Ali Cheema (father)

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

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

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency PP-28 (Sargodha) in the 1988 Pakistani general election.^[3]

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