Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir

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]

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)[1]
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

List of prime ministers

#	Portrait	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	Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf forward bloc

Timeline

See also

• Government of Azad Kashmir
• President of Azad Kashmir

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".