Ghulam Sarwar Cheema
Ghulam Sarwar Cheema | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Defence | |
| In office 1988–1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1997–1999 | |
| Constituency | NA-74 (Gujranwala-I) |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1988–1990 | |
| Constituency | NA-74 (Gujranwala-I) |
Ghulam Sarwar Cheema was a Pakistani politician and military officer. He served as minister of state for defence in the first government of Benazir Bhutto and was elected twice to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-74 (Gujranwala-I), first in 1988 and again in 1997.[1] Before joining politics, he retired as colonel from Pakistan Army.
Political career
In the 1988 Pakistani general election, Cheema was elected to the National Assembly from NA-74 (Gujranwala-I) as a candidate of the Pakistan People's Party. Later reporting noted that he had defeated Hamid Nasir Chattha in that contest.[2][3]
During Benazir Bhutto's first government, he served as minister of state for defence.[4][1]
In the 1997 Pakistani general election, Cheema was again elected to the National Assembly from NA-74 (Gujranwala-I), this time as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N).[5][6]
In the early 2000s, Cheema became active as a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q).[7][8] In 2011, he joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[9][10]
Personal life
Cheema came from a political family in the Wazirabad area. His father, Major Ghulam Haider Cheema, had earlier represented the same constituency in the National Assembly.[11][6] He was the father of Adnan Sarwar Cheema, who later contested elections from the same area.[12][13]
Cheema died before the 2013 Pakistani general election.[12][14]
References
- 1 2 "A conspiracy against my father". The News International. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "NA-74 Gujranwala I Detail Election Result 1988". Election Pakistani. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Electable, biradari, party politics in Punjab". Dawn. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Minutes - FAIT (36-1) - No. 64". House of Commons of Canada. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "NA-74 Gujranwala Detail Election Result 1997 Full Information". Election Pakistani. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Cheema-Chattha 'dynamics' come to the fore in NA-101". Dawn. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "PML-Q manifesto next month". Dawn. 25 March 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Our politicians". Dawn. 22 August 2001. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Cheema terms Zardari most corrupt politician". The Nation. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "30 members of `elite club` join PTI". Dawn. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "All-Jatt contest in Wazirabad". Dawn. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Workers reject seat adjustment in NA 101: Chattha pitches son after being ditched by N". Dawn. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "PP-51 by-election: PTI faces tough task to select candidate". Dawn. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "41 aspirants enter candidates' race for three seats". The Nation. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2026.