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Mohammad Afzal Cheema | |
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| Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology | |
| In office 26 September 1977 – 16 May 1980 | |
| President | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Preceded by | Hamoodur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Tanzil-ur-Rahman |
| Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
| In office 8 October 1974 – 31 December 1977 | |
| Appointed by | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry |
| Acting President of Pakistan | |
| In office 11 June 1962 – 29 November 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Ayub Khan |
| Succeeded by | Ayub Khan |
| 4th Senior Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 11 June 1962 – 12 January 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Cecil Edward Gibbon |
| Succeeded by | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 12 June 1965 – 25 March 1969 | |
| Constituency | NW-31 (Lyallpur-II) |
| In office 8 June 1962 – 7 June 1965 | |
| Constituency | NW-35 (Lyallpur-IV) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
| In office 7 May 1951 – 14 October 1955 | |
| Constituency | Lyallpur-IX |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1913 Kathore Kalan, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 4 August 2008 (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | University of the Punjab |
Justice Mohammad Afzal Cheema (Punjabi and Urdu: محمد افضل چیمہ; 1 January 1913 – 4 August 2008[1]) was a Pakistani politician and judge. Justice Cheema is the only Pakistani to reach the top positions in all branches of state. He served as the acting President of Pakistan, Judge of the High Court and then Supreme Court of Pakistan, Senior Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Federal Law Secretary, and Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology. He is considered the most prominent personality in the Cheema tribe and is commonly referred to as the "Chief of Cheemas".