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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Iftikhar Cheema
| honorific-suffix =
|image = File:Justice (Rtd) Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema.jpg
| office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start = 7 April 2016
|term_end = 31 May 2018
|constituency = [[Constituency NA-101|NA-101 (Gujranwala-VII)]]
| term_start1 = 17 March 2008
| term_end1 = 25 January 2016
|constituency1 = NA-101 (Gujranwala-VII)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age| 1939|1|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Faisalabad]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], British India
|relatives= [[Nisar Ahmed Cheema]] (brother)<ref>{{cite news |title=Candidate’s EDO brother proceeds on leave |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/283709 |accessdate=15 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=8 January 2008}}</ref>
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|nationality = Pakistani
}}

'''Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|افتخار احمد چیمہ}}}}) ; is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]], from June 2008 to May 2018. He is a retired Justice.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thrashing, intimidation charges: Court orders case against retired judge, his men|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1241735|accessdate=25 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=25 February 2016|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326052312/https://www.dawn.com/news/1241735|archivedate=26 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Early life==
He is the son of middle class farmer & he completed his LLB from punjab university and started practicing in Wazirabad bar council.<ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=101|accessdate=9 July 2017|date=23 March 2011|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323140954/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=101|archivedate=23 March 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Political career==
He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from [[Constituency NA-101|Constituency NA-101 (Gujranwala-VII)]] in [[2008 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gujranwala sends six lawyers to NA|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/290448/gujranwala-sends-six-lawyers-to-na|accessdate=5 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=22 February 2008|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406022810/https://www.dawn.com/news/290448/gujranwala-sends-six-lawyers-to-na|archivedate=6 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cheema-Chattha ‘dynamics’ come to the fore in NA-101|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1244434|accessdate=5 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=9 March 2016|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406111538/https://www.dawn.com/news/1244434|archivedate=6 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He received 71,792 votes and defeated [[Hamid Nasir Chattha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archivedate=5 January 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-101 (Gujranwala-VII) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Official results: PML-N leading the race in National Assembly - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/548214/official-results-pml-n-leading-the-race-in-national-assembly/|accessdate=4 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=12 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303202211/https://tribune.com.pk/story/548214/official-results-pml-n-leading-the-race-in-national-assembly/|archivedate=3 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=SC de-seats PML-N MNA from NA 101 Gujranwala|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/25-Jan-2016/sc-de-seats-pml-n-mna-from-na-101-gujranwala|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306133445/http://nation.com.pk/national/25-Jan-2016/sc-de-seats-pml-n-mna-from-na-101-gujranwala|archivedate=6 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N conquers Wazirabad as well|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/14-May-2013/pml-n-conquers-wazirabad-as-well|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306135602/http://nation.com.pk/national/14-May-2013/pml-n-conquers-wazirabad-as-well|archivedate=6 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He received 99,924 votes and defeated Muhammad Ahmad Chatha, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (J)]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archivedate=1 February 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Pakistani judges]]
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[[Category:1939 births]]

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