Chaudhry Zahid Iqbal Sandhu son of Chaudhry Muhammad Azam Sandhu was born on October 2, 1962 at Sargodha. After graduating from Government College Sargodha, he obtained the degree of LL.B. in 1997 from Punjab University Law College Lahore. He remained General Secretary of Students Union during 1982-83. An agriculturist and a practising lawyer, who served as Member District Council Sargodha during 1998. He has been elected as Member Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in bye-elections 2003, against the seat vacated by his deceased elder brother Chaudhry Fakher Iqbal Sandhu who was elected as Member of the current Assembly in General Elections 2002 and died on April 29, 2003.