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President of Azad Kashmir
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The president of Azad Kashmir (Urdu: صدرِ آزاد کشمیر, romanized: s̤adr-i Azād Kaṣhmīr lit. 'President of Azad Kashmir', Urdu pronunciation: [s̤ə'dr-e: a:'za:d kə'ʂmi:r]), officially the president of the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the constitutional and ceremonial head of state of Azad Kashmir.
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President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir | |
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صدر آزاد جموں و کشمیر | |
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Type | Head of state |
Abbreviation | Pres. AJK |
Member of | Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly |
Residence | President House, Muzaffarabad |
Seat | President Secretariat, Muzaffarabad |
Appointer | Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly |
Term length | 5 years; renewable |
Constituting instrument | Interim Constitution of Azad Kashmir |
Precursor | Monarch of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir |
Inaugural holder | Sardar Ibrahim Khan (1947–1950) |
Formation | 24 October 1947; (75 years ago) |
Deputy | No fixed position; however held by Speaker of Legislative Assembly in President's absence |
Website | www |
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The president is elected by the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly for terms of 5 years under the provisions of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (Interim Constitution) Act, 1974.[1]