Omer Sarfraz Cheema

Omer Sarfraz Cheema (born 24 July 1969) is a Pakistani politician who has been a founding member of the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf party.

He served as the Governor of Punjab for a little over a month, from 3 April 2022 till 10 May 2022. On recommendation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif he was removed as Governor and ceased to hold office on 10 May 2024.

Cheema was replaced by Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman on 30 May 2022, with approval from the President of Pakistan.

Background
Cheema was born on July 24, 1969, in Wazirabad, Punjab and belongs to a Jat Family. 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 PTI.

On 3 April 2022, Cheema was appointed as the Governor of Punjab by Imran Khan after the removal of Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sent a summary for the removal of the Governor of Punjab to President Arif Alvi, The president approved the summary and Cheema was removed from office on 10 May 2022.

Cheema was inducted into the cabinet of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi as the Punjab Chief Minister's advisor on information on 6 August 2022 and as advisor on Home and Prisons from 13 October 2022. He ceased to hold both offices on 14 January 2023.