Malik Zaheer Iqbal Channer son of Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channer was born on August 30, 1983 at Bahawalpur. He graduated in 2005 from Sadiq Egerton College, Bahawalpur. An agriculturist, a landlord and a politician, who remained Member, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2018-23 and has been elected as Member, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab for the second consecutive term in General Elections 2024 and is functioning as Deputy Speaker, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. He is His father remained Member, Punjab Assembly for three consecutive terms during 2002-18; and functioned as Minister for Special Education and Prisons during 2008-13; as Minister for Cooperatives during 2013-18. His brother, Malik Munir Iqbal Channer remained Deputy Mayor, Bahawalpur.