cheema (shahmukhi: چیمہ, : ਚੀਮਾ) (also spelled chima) is a typical group of people of the jaat clan confederation found in india and pakistan (in the world any family of cheema they must be connected to the sialkot sub-city sahowala, balochak because this is the beginning place of jutt cheemas) who are also known as warriors. jaat's are a large and important group in punjab. cheema's are one of the few major subclans of jats. they speak punjabi, and usually own vast farmlands. the majority of cheema clans who are muslims are found in west punjab (pakistan), and many who are sikhs are found in east punjab (india).