Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir

Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir is the chief executive of Azad Kashmir region of Pakistan. The title of Prime Minister symbolizes the nominal[2] independence of Azad Kashmir. The prime minister heads the Council of Ministers, who are members of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the PM too is elected by the AJK Legislative Assembly which is directly elected by the people.[3][4]

Prime Minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
وزیراعظم آزاد جموں کشمیر
The Flag of the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir
Incumbent
Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq
since 20 April 2023
Government of Azad Kashmir
Style
Member of
Reports to
ResidenceMuzaffarabad
AppointerAzad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Inaugural holderAbdul Hamid Khan
FormationJune 1975
Websitepmajk.gov.pk

List of prime ministers
# Name Took Office Left Office Party
1 Abdul Hamid Khan June 1975 August 1977 Pakistan Peoples Party
2 Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan 17 June 1985 28 June 1990 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
3 Raja Mummtaz Hussain Rathore 29 June 1990 5 July 1991 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
4 Muhammad Abdul Qayyum Khan 29 July 1991 29 July 1996 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
5 Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry 30 July 1996 24 July 2001 Pakistan Peoples Party
6 Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan 25 July 2001 23 July 2006 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
7 Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan 24 July 2006 6 January 2009 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
8 Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan 7 January 2009 22 October 2009 Pakistan Peoples Party
9 Raja Farooq Haider 23 October 2009 29 July 2010 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
10 Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan 29 July 2010 26 July 2011 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
11 Chaudhry Abdul Majid 26 July 2011 30 July 2016 Pakistan Peoples Party
12 Raja Farooq Haider 31 July 2016 30 July 2021 Pakistan Muslim League (N)
13 Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi 4 August 2021 14 April 2022 Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf
14 Sardar Tanveer Ilyas 18 April 2022 11 April 2023 Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf
A[5] Khawaja Farooq Ahmed 12 April 2023 20 April 2023 Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf
15 Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq 20 April 2023 Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf

Timeline
Chaudhry Anwar-ul-HaqSardar Tanveer IlyasAbdul Qayyum Khan NiaziRaja Farooq HaiderChaudhry Abdul MajidSardar Attique Ahmed KhanSardar Muhammad Yaqoob KhanSardar Sikandar Hayat KhanSultan Mehmood ChaudhryMuhammad Abdul Qayyum KhanRaja Mummtaz Hussain RathoreAbdul Hamid Khan

See also

References
  1. "Heads of State, Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs" (PDF). UN. United Nations Foreign and Protocol Service.
  2. Bose, Sumantra (2009), Contested Lands, Harvard University Press, p. 193, ISBN 978-0-674-02856-2
  3. PM site
  4. "Government of the State of Azad Jammu & Kashmir – Official Portal".
  5. "Khawaja Farooq takes up AJK reins as interim PM". 12 April 2023.
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