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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chaudhry Zaheer Ud Din
| honorific-suffix =
|office = Provincial Minister of Punjab for Public Prosecution
|term_start = 6 September 2018
|term_end =
| office1 = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
| term_start1 = 15 August 2018
| term end1 =
|constituency1 = PP-100 (Faisalabad-IV)
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]
}}[[File:Beautiful view of Punjab Assembly Lahore - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Punjab Assembly Lahore|alt=Beautiful view of Punjab Assembly Lahore - panoramio.jpg]]

'''Chaudhry Zaheer Ud Din''' is a Pakistani politician is the current Provincial Minister of Punjab for Public Prosecution, in office since 6 September 2018. He has been a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] since August 2018.

Previously, he was a member of the Punjab Assembly from 1988 to 1990, from 1993 to 1996, from 2002 to 2007 and again from 2008 to 2013.

==Early life and education==
He was born on 22 February 1945 in [[Gurdaspur, India]].<ref name="pap/2002">{{cite web |title=Profile |url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/9/149 |website=www.pap.gov.pk |publisher=Punjab Assembly |access-date=11 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

He graduated from the [[University of the Punjab]] in 1969 and received a degree of Bachelor of Arts.<ref name="pap/2002" />

==Political career==

He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP) from Constituency PP-46 (Faisalabad-IV) in [[1988 Pakistani general election]]. He received 21,761 votes and defeated Muhammad Akram Chaudhry, a candidate of [[Islami Jamhoori Ittehad]] (IJI).<ref name="ecp/pa-88-97">{{cite web |title=Punjab Assembly election results 1988-97 |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf |publisher=ECP |access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref>

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of [[Pakistan Democratic Alliance]] (PDA) from Constituency PP-46 (Faisalabad-IV) in [[1990 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. He received 15,607 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Akram Chaudhry, a candidate of IJI.<ref name="ecp/pa-88-97" />

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PP-46 (Faisalabad-IV) in [[1993 Pakistani general election]]. He received 29,896 votes and defeated Muhammad Akram Chaudhry, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N).<ref name="ecp/pa-88-97" />

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-55 (Faisalabad-V) in [[2002 Pakistani general election]]. He received 24,370 votes and defeated Talib Hussain Ijaz, a candidate of PPP.<ref>{{cite web |title=2002 election result |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Election%202002/Punjab.pdf |publisher=ECP |access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref> On 3 January 2003, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister [[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi]] and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Communications and Works.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hanif |first1=Intikhab |title=25-member Punjab cabinet takes oath |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/76011 |access-date=11 October 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=4 January 2003}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-55 (Faisalabad-V) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]]. He received 26,520 votes and defeated Rana Muhammad Idress Khan, a candidate of PML-N.<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 election result |url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf |publisher=ECP |access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref>

In March 2008, he became leader of the opposition in the Punjab Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chaudhry Zaheer named opposition leader in Punjab Assembly |url=http://aaj.tv/2008/03/chaudhry-zaheer-named-opposition-leader-in-punjab-assembly/ |access-date=11 October 2018 |work=AAJ News}}</ref> In March 2011, he resigned as leader of the opposition in the Punjab Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chaudhry Zaheeruddin resigns from Punjab Assembly {{!}} The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/126330/chaudhry-zaheeruddin-resigns-from-punjab-assembly/ |access-date=11 October 2018 |work=The Express Tribune |date=2 March 2011}}</ref>

He ran for the seat of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-77 (Faisalabad-III) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. He received 58,680 votes and lost the seat to [[Muhammad Asim Nazir]]. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-55 (Faisalabad-V) but was unsuccessful. He received 27,117 votes and lost the seat to [[Rana Shoaib Adrees Khan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 election result |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf |publisher=ECP |access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] from Constituency PP-100 (Faisalabad-IV) in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/PP-100 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |publisher=The News |access-date=29 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister [[Sardar Usman Buzdar]] without any ministerial portfolio.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aleem Khan steps away from business before taking oath as minister |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/27/aleem-khan-resigns-from-business-before-punjab-cabinet-oath-taking/ |access-date=28 August 2018 |work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk |date=28 August 2018}}</ref> On 6 September 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for public prosecution.<ref>{{cite news |title=Five ministers of Punjab get portfolios |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/455767-Punjab-govt-cabinet-ministers-portfolios |access-date=6 September 2018 |work=Dunya News |date=6 September 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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