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Omer Sarfraz Cheema

PEP · Politician

Omer Sarfraz Cheema is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Omer Sarfraz Cheema · عمر سرفراز چیمہ · 奥马尔·萨尔夫拉兹·奇马				[sources]
Alias	Chouhdary Omar Sarfraz Cheema · Chouhdary Omer Sarfraz Cheema · Omar Sarfaraz Cheema · Omar Sarfraz Cheema				[sources]
Birth date	1969-07-24				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Pakistan				[sources]
Classification	State government (past)				[sources]
First name	Omar				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q111468208				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Governor of Punjab, Pakistan (2022-2022)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-04-11	First seen	2023-07-18

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Governor of Punjab, Pakistan

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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