Chouhdary Omar Sarfraz Cheema (born 24 July 1969) is a Pakistani politician belonging to

Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI; ur, , ) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI is one of the thre ...

. He has been a founding member of PTI since 1996. He served as the 38th Governor of Punjab from 3 April 2022 to 30 May 2022 and was appointed by

Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...

. He was removed as Governor and replaced by

Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman (; born 21 December, 1970) is a Pakistani politician who is serving as 39th Governor of Punjab in office since 30 May 2022 and was appointed by President Arif Alvi, on advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. He took t ...

on 30 May 2022, with approval from the

President of Pakistan The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (Urdu, pa, ; born 1 November 1945) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Punjab and the President of Pakistan Muslim League (Q), a conservative centrist to centre-right-nationali ...

. He was further appointed as Advisor to the Chief Minister on Home and Prisons. He ceased to hold office on 22 December 2022.

Background

Cheema was born on July 24, 1969 in

Wazirabad Wazirabad (Urdu/ pa, ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Wazirabad District. Famous for its cutlery products, it is known as the city of cutlery and is also quite famous for its foods. Wazirabad is situated on the banks of th ...

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

. He has studied at Saint Anthony's School Lahore. He did his graduation from Government College University Lahore.

Political career

He has been the founding member of

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. Cheema was appointed as the Governor of Punjab by

after the removal of

Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar ( ur, ) is a Pakistani and former British politician who served as the 31st and 33rd Governor of Punjab, from 2013 to 2015 and from 2018 to 2022. In his first term, he represented the Pakistan Muslim League (N). ...

on 3 April 2022. Prime Minister

Shehbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: , ; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of ...

sent a summary for the removal of the Governor of Punjab to

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and he was removed from office on 10 May 2022. Cheema was inducted into the cabinet of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on 6 August 2022 as Advisor to the Chief Minister on Information. He was also appointed on 13 October 2022 as Advisor to the Chief Minister on Home and Prisons.

References

Living people Governors of Punjab, Pakistan Pakistani politicians Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf politicians People from Gujranwala District Punjabi people 1969 births {{Pakistan-politician-stub