Basit Jehangir Sheikh (Urdu: با سط جہا نگیر شيخ, 13 April 1949 – 20 October 2010) was a Pakistani politician and a founding member of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

A committed leader, Sheikh was among the youngest figures to shape the party's foundation and remained actively engaged in politics throughout his career.

Upon this Ahmad Raza telephoned the Chairman at 70 Clifton and threatened that if this decision was not changed, he wouldn't let Mr. Bhutto enter Punjab.

Mr. Malik Meraj Khalid was offended by the candid criticism that Basit Jehangir would make against devious politics in the party.

[17] The joy was short-lived, as Jehangir was arrested and detained in Kasur jail in the very first sweep of General Zia's martial law.

Bibi sahiba, on her return to Pakistan in 1986, elevated him to the decision making level by appointing him to be a member of Punjab Parliamentary Board, where again it fell to his lot to continuously confront the axis of Malik Meraj Khalid, Farooq Leghari and Sheikh Rahsid.

On 17 August 1988, the day Zia ul Haq died, Jehangir was with Shaheed Bibi sahiba at 70 Clifton attending the Parliamentary Board meeting.

[19] Jehangir contested for NA 107 (NA138) on the PPP ticket in the 1988 elections, but was a victim of selective rigging as the establishment had decided to favour PML (N) in the Punjab, and could not let an unbending die-hard worker to be in the Assembly.

However all the past Presidents of the Punjab PPP would vouch for his antecedents, loyalty and respect that he enjoys amongst even the current leaders of the party.