Muhammad Ajmal Cheema
Muhammad Ajmal Cheema is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Bait-ul-Mal and Social Welfare, in office from 13 September 2018 to 19 July 2019. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since August 2018 until May 2022.
Political career
He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2013. He contested the 2013 Pakistani general election as a candidate of the PTI from PP-51 Faisalabad-I but was defeated by Azad Ali Tabassum of Pakistan [Muslim League (N)].He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-97 Faisalabad-I in the 2018 Punjab provincial election. He received 42,405 votes and defeated Ali Afzal Sahi, a candidate of the PTI.
He joined the PTI following his election.
On 12 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar. On 13 September 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Bait-ul-Mal and Social Welfare.
He was removed from the charge of provincial minister of Punjab for Baitul Maal and Social Welfare on 19 July 2019.
He was being accused of adultery/supported in adultery of the same Baitul Maal and Social Welfare underage girls he was custodian of.
On 21 May 2022, was de-seated due to vote against party policy for the Chief Minister of Punjab election on 16 April 2022.
He ran as a candidate of the PML in the subsequent by-election of July 2022, but was unsuccessful. He received 54,266 votes and was defeated by Ali Afzal Sahi, a candidate of the PTI.
He ran as a candidate of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party in the 2024 [Pakistani general election] from PP-98 Faisalabad-I, but was unsuccessful again for the 3rd time. He received 25,266 votes and was defeated by Junaid Afzal Sahi, a candidate of the PTI.