Sardar Tanveer Ilyas

Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan is a [ Third Class[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] Cheap politician who was the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir from April 2022 to April 2023, and is the current president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Azad Kashmir.[1] He is from Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir. He is also a businessman and the owner of The Centaurus the largest shopping mall in Islamabad.[2]

Sardar Tanveer Ilyas
14th Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir
In office
18 April 2022 – 11 April 2023
PresidentSultan Mehmood Chaudhry
Preceded byAbdul Qayyum Khan Niazi
Succeeded byChaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq
Member of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office
3 August 2021 – 11 April 2023
ConstituencyLA-15 Bagh-II
President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Azad Jammu and Kashmir
In office
9 September 2021 – 24 April 2023
ChairmanImran Khan
Succeeded byAbdul Qayyum Khan Niazi
Personal details
BornAzad Kashmir, Pakistan
CitizenshipPakistan
Nationality Pakistani Kashmiri
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Residence(s)Rawalakot and Islamabad
ProfessionBusinessman and Politician

Career

He was elected to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from LA-15 Bagh-II as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the 2021 Azad Kashmiri general election. He received 19,825 votes and defeated Sardar Zia-ul-Qamar, a candidate of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).[3]

On 18 April 2022, Ilyas was elected as the 14th Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, succeeding Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi, who resigned after the PTI initiated a vote of no confidence against the latter.[4]

On 11 April 2023, Ilyas was disqualified from being a member of the legislative assembly when he was found guilty of contempt of court by the High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Thus, he ceased to hold the office of the AJK prime minister.[5][6]

References
  1. "PTI's Sardar Tanveer Ilyas elected as new AJK premier". The Express Tribune. 18 April 2022.
  2. "Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan Net Worth in 2023, Income Source & Personal Life". tvi.com.pk. 20 April 2022.
  3. "LA-15 Results - AJK 2021 Results - Candidates,Party Position - geo.tv". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  4. "PTI's Sardar Tanveer Ilyas elected new prime minister of AJK". Dawn. 18 April 2022.
  5. "AJK top court disqualifies PM Sardar Tanvir Ilyas". The News International. 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  6. Naqash, Tariq (11 April 2023). "AJK PM Sardar Tanveer Ilyas disqualified by high court for contempt". DAWN.
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