List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir

The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir is the head of the state government of Jammu and Kashmir and the chief executive of the state legislature.

Prime Ministers (Dewans) of Jammu and Kashmir princely state (1947-1965)

Color key for parties

  Indian National Congress

  National Conference

  Independent

Prime Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir
No.[lower-alpha 1]	Name	Portrait	Constituency	Tenure[1]			Party[lower-alpha 2]		Assembly	Appointer (Sadr-e-Riyasat)
				From	To	Days in office
1	Mehr Chand Mahajan		–	15 October 1947	5 March 1948	142 days	Independent		Interim Government	Maharaja Hari Singh (Monarch)
2	Sheikh Abdullah		–	5 March 1948	31 October 1951	3 years, 240 days	National Conference
				31 October 1951	9 August 1953	1 year, 282 days			1st Assembly (1951 election)
3	Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad		Safa Kadal	9 August 1953	25 March 1957	3 years, 228 days				Maharaja Karan Singh
				25 March 1957	18 February 1962	4 years, 330 days			2nd Assembly (1957 election)
				18 February 1962	12 October 1963	1 year, 297 days			3rd Assembly (1962 election)
4	Khwaja Shamsuddin		Anantnag	12 October 1963	29 February 1964	140 days
5	Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq		Tankipura	29 February 1964	30 March 1965	1 year, 30 days	Indian National Congress

Chief Ministers of the Jammu and Kashmir (1965-2019)

Color key for parties

  Awami National Conference

  Indian National Congress

  National Conference

  People's Democratic Party

Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
No.[lower-alpha 3]	Name	Portrait	Constituency	Tenure[1]					Assembly	Appointer (Governor)
							Party[lower-alpha 4]
				From	To	Days in office
5	Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq		Tankipura	30 March 1965	21 February 1967	1 year, 328 days	Indian National Congress		3rd Assembly (1962 election)	Maharaja Karan Singh
			Amirakadal	21 February 1967	12 December 1971	4 years, 294 days			4th Assembly (1967 election)
6	Syed Mir Qasim	–	Verinag	12 December 1971	17 June 1972	188 days				Bhagwan Sahay
				17 June 1972	25 February 1975	2 years, 253 days			5th Assembly (1972 election)
(2)	Sheikh Abdullah		MLC	25 February 1975	26 March 1977	2 years, 29 days	National Conference[2]			L. K. Jha
–	Vacant (Governor's rule)		N/A	26 March 1977	9 July 1977	105 days	N/A		Dissolved	–
(2)	Sheikh Abdullah		Ganderbal	9 July 1977	8 September 1982	5 years, 61 days	National Conference		6th Assembly (1977 election)	L. K. Jha
7	Farooq Abdullah		Ganderbal	8 September 1982	24 November 1983	1 year, 77 days				B. K. Nehru
				24 November 1983	2 July 1984	221 days			7th Assembly (1983 election)
8	Ghulam Mohammad Shah	–	MLC	2 July 1984	6 March 1986	1 year, 247 days	Awami National Conference			Jagmohan
–	Vacant (Governor's rule)		N/A	6 March 1986	5 September 1986	183 days	N/A
–	Vacant (President's rule)		N/A	6 September 1986	7 November 1986	62 days
(7)	Farooq Abdullah		Ganderbal	7 November 1986	23 March 1987	136 days	National Conference
				23 March 1987	19 January 1990	2 years, 302 days			8th Assembly (1987 election)
–	Vacant (Governor's rule)		N/A	19 January 1990	18 July 1990	180 days	N/A		Dissolved	–
–	Vacant (President's rule)		N/A	19 July 1990	9 October 1996	6 years, 82 days
(7)	Farooq Abdullah		Ganderbal	9 October 1996	18 October 2002	6 years, 9 days	National Conference		9th Assembly (1996 election)	Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao
-	Vacant (Governor's rule)		N/A	18 October 2002	2 November 2002	15 days	N/A		10th Assembly (2002 election)	–
9	Mufti Mohammad Sayeed		Pahalgam	2 November 2002	2 November 2005	3 years, 0 days	People's Democratic Party			Girish Chandra Saxena
10	Ghulam Nabi Azad		Bhaderwah	2 November 2005	11 July 2008	2 years, 252 days	Indian National Congress			Lt. Gen. S. K. Sinha
–	Vacant (Governor's rule)		N/A	11 July 2008	5 January 2009	178 days	N/A		Dissolved	–
11	Omar Abdullah		Ganderbal	5 January 2009	8 January 2015	6 years, 3 days	National Conference		11th Assembly (2008 election)	N. N. Vohra
–	Vacant[3] (Governor's rule)		N/A	8 January 2015	1 March 2015	52 days	N/A		12th Assembly (2014 election)	–
(9)	Mufti Mohammad Sayeed		Anantnag	1 March 2015	7 January 2016	312 days	People's Democratic Party			N. N. Vohra
–	Vacant (Governor's rule)		N/A	7 January 2016	4 April 2016	88 days	N/A			–
12	Mehbooba Mufti		Anantnag	4 April 2016	20 June 2018	2 years, 77 days	People's Democratic Party			N. N. Vohra
–	Vacant[4] (Governor's rule)		N/A	20 June 2018	19 December 2018	182 days	N/A		Dissolved	–
–	Vacant[5] (President's rule)		N/A	20 December 2018	30 October 2019	314 days
–	Vacant [6] (President's rule)		N/A	31 October 2019	Incumbent	4 years, 345 days	N/A	Dissolved

Chief Ministers of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (2019–present)

#	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term of office			Assembly (Election)	Ministry	Appointed by	Party[lower-alpha 5]
–		Vacant (President's rule)	N/A	30 October 2019	Present	4 years, 345 days	Dissolved	N/A	–	N/A
1		Omar Abdullah	Ganderbal	TBA			13th (2024)	Omar Abdullah II	Manoj Sinha	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

Notes

1. A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
2. This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
3. A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
4. This columnister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
5. This column only names the chief minister's party. The union territory government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.

References

1. Prime Ministers and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir since 1947. General Administration Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Retrieved on 29 April 2014.
2. Schofield, Victoria (2003) [First published in 2000]. Kashmir in Conflict. London and New York: I. B. Taurus & Co. p. 123. ISBN 1860648983.
3. Bharti Jain. "Governor's rule imposed in Jammu & Kashmir". The Times of India. 9 January 2015.
4. "President approves governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir". The Times of India. 20 June 2018.
5. "President’s Rule Imposed in Jammu and Kashmir". The Quint. 19 December 2018.
6. "Central rule to continue in Jammu and Kashmir through Lietenant Governor". @businessline. 31 October 2019.