Chawdhary Zaheeruddin Khan

Chawdhary Zaheeruddin Khan (born on 22 February 1945) is a Pakistani politician who served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Public Prosecution from 2018 to 2022. He also served as Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 2018 to 2023.

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. Khan is currently serving as the president of IPP's West Punjab chapter.

Early life and education He was born on 22 February 1945 in Gurdaspur, India.

He graduated from the University of the Punjab in 1969 and received a degree of Bachelor of Arts.

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 Chawdhary, a candidate of IJI. On 3 January 2003, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and was appointed Provincial Minister of Punjab for Communications and Works.

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-55 (Faisalabad-V) in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 26,520 votes and defeated Rana Muhammad Idress Khan, a candidate of PML-N.

In March 2008, he became leader of the opposition in the Punjab Assembly. In March 2011, he resigned as leader of the opposition in the Punjab Assembly.

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-77 (Faisalabad-III) in the 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.

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 the 2018 Pakistani general election.

On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar without any ministerial portfolio. On 6 September 2018, he was appointed Provincial Minister of Punjab for public prosecution.

Khan later joined the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP). In February 2025, he was appointed president of IPP West Punjab by the party's president Aleem Khan.