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'''Cheema''' is a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] clan in [[Pakistan]] and India. It is a sub-tribe of the [[Jat people]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/151945/all-jatt-contest-in-wazirabad |title=All-Jatt contest in Wazirabad |work=Dawn |location=Pakistan |date=12 August 2005 |accessdate=14 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Sikh Women in England: Their Religious and Cultural Beliefs and Social Practices |first=S. K. |last=Rait |publisher=Trentham Books |year=2005 |isbn=978-1-858-56353-4 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hRfkTq1ykSIC&pg=PA25 |page=25 |quote=Sikhs are also instructed not to use their caste as part of their names, but in England many attach their caste, gotra or clan name (such as Channa, Cheema, Sethi) to their given names because the use of a surname is a requirement in the UK.}}</ref>

==Notable People==
*[[Sultan Ahmed Cheema]] Doctor 
*[[Aizaz Cheema]] Cricketer

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Gotras of Jats}}

[[Category:Jat clans of Punjab]]
[[Category:Sikh families]]


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