Muhammad Ajmal Cheema Explained

Muhammad Ajmal Cheema
Office1:Provincial Minister of Punjab for Bait-ul-Mal and Social Welfare
Term Start1:13 September 2018
Term End1:19 July 2019
Office2:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start2:15 August 2018
Term End2:17 January 2023
Constituency2:PP-97 Faisalabad-I
Birth Date:13 January 1960
Birth Place:Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:IPP (2023-present)
Termend2:21 May 2022
Otherparty:PMLN (2021-2023)
PTI (2018-2021)
PML-Q (2002-2013)

Muhammad Ajmal Cheema (born on 13 January 1960) 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 (PTI) in 2013. He contested the 2013 Pakistani general election as a candidate of the PTI from PP-51 Faisalabad-I but was deafeated by Azad Ali Tabassum of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(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.[1]

He joined the PTI following his election.[2]

On 12 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar.[3] On 13 September 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Bait-ul-Mal and Social Welfare.[4]

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.[5]

On 21 May 2022, was de-seated due to vote against party policy for the Chief Minister of Punjab election on 16 April 2022.[6]

He ran as a candidate of the PML(N) 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.[7]

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 on. He received 25,266 votes and was defeated by Junaid Afzal Sahi, a candidate of the PTI.

References

https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/29-Nov-2019/scandal-of-underage-girls-marriages-at-state-run-lahore-s-shelter-home-surfaced

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details . www.thenews.com.pk . The News . 29 July 2018 . en.
  2. News: Malik . Mansoor . 22 independents, PML-Q votes take PTI tally to 153 in Punjab . 2 August 2018 . DAWN.COM . 2 August 2018.
  3. News: Punjab Cabinet inducts 12 more ministers . 12 September 2018 . Geo News . 12 September 2018.
  4. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . 12 Punjab provincial ministers sworn in . 14 September 2018 . DAWN.COM . 13 September 2018.
  5. Web site: Scandal of underage girls' forced marriages at state-run shelter home surfaced in Lahore. 29 November 2019.
  6. Web site: ECP de-seats 25 dissident PTI MPs who voted for Hamza Shahbaz . 2022-05-21 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  7. Web site: PP-97 Faisalabad Bye Election 2022 Result Information . 2023-08-27 . www.electionpakistani.com.