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.
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.
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