Muhammad Ajmal Cheema
Muhammad Ajmal Cheema | |
|---|---|
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Bait-ul-Mal and Social Welfare | |
| In office 13 September 2018 – 19 July 2019 | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 21 May 2022 | |
| Constituency | PP-97 Faisalabad-I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 January 1960 Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | IPP (2023-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PMLN (2021-2023) PTI (2018-2021) PML-Q (2002-2013) |
Muhammad Ajmal Cheema (born 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
[edit]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 defeated 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 again for the 3rd time. He received 25,266 votes and was defeated by Junaid Afzal Sahi, a candidate of the PTI.
References
[edit]- ^ "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ Malik, Mansoor (2 August 2018). "22 independents, PML-Q votes take PTI tally to 153 in Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Punjab Cabinet inducts 12 more ministers". Geo News. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 September 2018). "12 Punjab provincial ministers sworn in". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Scandal of underage girls' forced marriages at state-run shelter home surfaced in Lahore". 29 November 2019.
- ^ "ECP de-seats 25 dissident PTI MPs who voted for Hamza Shahbaz". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ "PP-97 Faisalabad Bye Election 2022 Result Information". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
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