Prime Minister Of Azad Kashmir

Prime Minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Prime Minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
وزِیرِ اعظم آزاد جموں و کشمیر
	Prime Ministerial Standard
	Flag of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
	Incumbent; Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq; since 20 April 2023
	Government of Azad Kashmir
Style	The Honourable; Mr. Prime Minister (informal); His Excellency (diplomatic);
Type	Head of government
Abbreviation	PM AJK
Member of	Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly; Cabinet of Azad Kashmir;
Reports to	Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly; President of Azad Kashmir;
Residence	Prime Minister House, Domail Muzaffarabad, 13100
Seat	Prime Minister Secretariat, Muzaffarabad
Nominator	Election Commission of Azad Kashmir through General Elections: by a Convention that is held in the Legislative Assembly, based on appointee's ability to command confidence among the majority of the members.
Appointer	President of Azad Kashmir
Term length	5 years; renewable
Constituting instrument	Interim Constitution of Azad Kashmir
Precursor	Prime Minister of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir
Inaugural holder	Abdul Hamid Khan; (1975–1977)
Formation	5 July 1975; 48 years ago
Deputy	No fixed position; however held by Speaker of Legislative Assembly in Prime Minister's absence
Website	pmajk.gov.pk

The prime minister of Azad Kashmir ( Urdu: وزِیرِ اعظم آزاد کشمیر, romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam lit. ' Grand Vizier', Urdu pronunciation: [ʋəˈziːr-ˌeː ˈɑː.zəm]) is the chief executive of Azad Jammu and 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]

List of prime ministers

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1	Abdul Hamid Khan	5 July 1975	31 August 1977	Pakistan Peoples Party
2	Sardar Sikandar Hayat	17 June 1985	28 June 1990	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
3	Raja Mumtaz Hussain	29 June 1990	5 July 1991	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
4	Sardar Abdul Qayyum	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	25 July 2001	23 July 2006	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
7	Sardar Attique Ahmed	24 July 2006	6 January 2009	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
8	Sardar 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	29 July 2010	26 July 2011	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
11	Chaudhry Abdul Majeed	26 July 2011	30 July 2016	Pakistan Peoples Party
12	Raja Farooq Haider	31 July 2016	30 July 2021	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
13	Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi	4 August 2021	14 April 2022	Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf
14	Tanveer Ilyas	18 April 2022	11 April 2023	Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf
15	Chaudhry Anwarul Haq	20 April 2023	Incumbent	Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party

Timeline

References

^ "Heads of State, Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs" (PDF). UN. United Nations Foreign and Protocol Service.
^ Bose, Sumantra (2009), Contested Lands, Harvard University Press, p. 193, ISBN 978-0-674-02856-2
^ PM site
^ "Government of the State of Azad Jammu & Kashmir – Official Portal".

[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".

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v t e Azad Kashmir topics
Capital: Muzaffarabad
History	History of Kashmir History of Azad Kashmir Dynasties of ancient Kashmir Sayyid Dynasty Mughal Empire Durrani Empire Sikh Empire
Modern history	British East India Company Princely state of Jammu and Kashmir Poonch jagir British Raj Kashmir Committee 1931 agitation Partition of India 1947 Poonch Rebellion First Kashmir War Kashmir conflict Timeline of the Kashmir conflict Indo-Pakistani wars Line of Control Shaksgam tract Simla Agreement Kashmir insurgency Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Hizbul Mujahideen Kashmir Solidarity Day Kashmir earthquake
Government and politics	Karachi Agreement Interim Constitution Presidents Prime Ministers Ministry of Kashmir Affairs Legislative Assembly Flag Anthem Seal
Culture and places	Kashmiris ( List) Language Cuisine Music Literature Ethnic groups of Azad Kashmir Diaspora Kashmiriyat
Geography	Districts Cities Pothohar Plateau Poonch River Neelum River Chicken's Neck (Pakistan) Line of Control
Districts	Bhimber Kotli Mirpur Muzaffarabad Hattian Bala Neelam Poonch Haveli Bagh Sudhanoti
Cities & Town	Muzaffarabad Mirpur Rawalakot Bagh Kotli Pallandri Bhimber Hattian Bala Alibeg
Economy	Mangla Dam Remittances to Azad Kashmir Japan International Cooperation Agency
Education	Mirpur University of Science and Technology University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir University of Poonch Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Bagh Al-Khair University Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University
Sport	Quaid-e-Azam Stadium Bagh stadium
Others	Mughal Road Human rights abuses UN mediation of Kashmir

List of prime ministers

Timeline

See also

References