Cheema (surname)
Cheema (Punjabi: ਚੀਮਾ (Gurmukhi), چیمہ (Shahmukhi)) is a Punjabi Jat clan of India and Pakistan. They have a high concentration in the villages of Gujranwala and adjoining parts of Sialkot.[1] Most people with the surname are Sikhs in East Punjab and Muslims in West Punjab.
| Cheema | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Punjabi |
| Location | Punjab region of India and Pakistan |
| Varna | Jat |
| Language | Punjabi |
| Religion |  Sikhism,  Islam |
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not with affiliated with the clan, are listed below.
Pakistan
- Ali Raza Cheema (born 1984), Pakistani politician From Sambrial, Sialkot
- Aizaz Cheema (born 1979), Pakistani international cricketer
- Akmal Cheema, Pakistani nazim (mayor) of Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan
- Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema (c.1978–2006), Pakistani who assaulted an editor over Muhammad's cartoons
- Anwar Ali Cheema, Member, National Assembly of Pakistan from 1985 to 2013
- Azam Cheema, Lashkar-e-Taiba operative
- Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema, judge and politician
- Mohammad Afzal Cheema (1913–2008), judge and politician, Acting President of Pakistan
- Nisar Ahmed Cheema, politician and member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-79 and Ex DG Health Services Punjab
- Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema (born 1940), Pakistani scholar of international relations and strategic studies
- Rizwan Cheema, Canadian cricketer
- Saif Ullah Cheema, Pakistani military officer and politician
- Shafqat Cheema, Pakistani film actor and director[2]
- Dr. Sultan Ahmed Cheema (1908–1990) (Sitara-i-Khidmat), ophthalmologist who established the Cheema Hospital in Daska[3]
- Tahir Bashir Cheema, Pakistan Peoples Party member from Bahawalpur District
- Umar Cheema, reporter
India
- Amrik Singh Cheema
- Amrita Cheema, journalist working in India, Germany, Australia
- Avtar Singh Cheema
- Balli Singh Cheema
- Daljit Singh Cheema
- Jaspinder Cheema
- Navtej Singh Cheema
- Neena Cheema
- Palwinder Singh Cheema
- Paul Cheema Singh
- Sajjan Singh Cheema
- Sarbjit Cheema
- Surinder Pal Singh Cheema
Canada
- Gulzar Singh Cheema (born 1954), Indian-born doctor, Canadian politician
- Jasbir Singh Cheema, Indian Canadian newscaster and politician
- Ranjit Cheema, Indian Canadian gangster and drug trader
- Rizwan Cheema (born 1978), Pakistani-born cricketer for Canada
United Kingdom
- Bobbie Cheema-Grubb, first British Indian and Asian woman to serve as a High Court judge in the United Kingdom
References
- Maneesha Tikekar (2004). "Across the Wagah: An Indian's Sojourn in Pakistan - page 253". Google Books website. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- Sher Khan (29 August 2012). "Shafqat Cheema: Pakistan's favourite villain". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- Members List - Provincial Assembly Of West Pakistan (1965 - 1969) Government of Pakistan website, Retrieved 5 September 2021
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