Iftikhar Cheema


Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema was a Pakistani politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2008 to May 2018. He was a judge of the Lahore High Court.

Early life

The son of middle-class farmer, Cheema completed his LLB from Punjab University and started practising in Wazirabad Bar Council.

Political career

Cheema was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from Constituency NA-101 (Gujranwala-VII) in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 71,792 votes and defeated Hamid Nasir Chattha.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of the PML-N from Constituency NA-101 in the 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 99,924 votes and defeated Muhammad Ahmed Chattha, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (J).

Death

Cheema died on 9 November 2025, at the age of 86.