Tariq Bashir Cheema

Tariq Bashir Cheema
طارق بشیر چیمہ
Federal Minister for Ministry of National Food Security & Research
In office
19 April 2022  10 August 2023
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterShahbaz Sharif
Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions
In office
20 August 2018  6 September 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byRoshan Khursheed Bharucha (caretaker)
Succeeded byShehryar Khan Afridi (Minister of State)
Chairman Standing Committee on Science and Technology
In office
2013–2018
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
29 February 2024
ConstituencyNA-165 Bahawalpur-II
In office
13 August 2018  10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-172 (Bahawalpur-III)
In office
1 June 2013  31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-187 (Bahawalpur-V)
Mayor of Bahawalpur
In office
2005–2010
In office
2001–2005
Provincial Minister of Punjab for Food
In office
1993–1996
Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture
In office
1993–1996
Member of Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office
1993–1996
ConstituencyPP-221 (Bahawalpur-IV)
Secretary General of PML(Q)
In office
2003  28 July 2022
Federal Minister for Housing and Works
In office
6 September 2018  28 March 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
DeputyShabbir Ali Qureshi
Personal details
Born (1958-11-11) November 11, 1958
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPML(Q) (2003-present)
Other political
affiliations
PPP (1980-2002)
RelationsTahir Bashir Cheema (brother)
Alma materGovernment High School Sajawal Wala

Chaudhry Tariq Bashir Cheema (Punjabi, Urdu: چوہدری طارق بشیر چیمہ) is a Pakistani politician who is serving as the Secretary General of the PML-Q since 2003. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 till August 2023 and from June 2013 till May 2018. He served as the Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research.