Prime Minister of

Azad Kashmir

Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir is the chief executive of Azad 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, Pakistan

‫وزیراعظم آزاد جموں کشمیر‬

The Flag of the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir

Incumbent
Sardar Tanveer Ilyas
since 18 April 2022

Government of Azad Kashmir

Style The Honourable

Mr. Prime Minister (informal)

His Excellency (diplomatic)[1]

Member of Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly

Cabinet of Azad Kashmir

Reports to Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly

President of Azad Kashmir

Residence Muzaffarabad

Appointer Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly

Inaugural holder Abdul Hamid Khan

Formation June 1975

Website pmajk.gov.pk (http://www.pmajk.gov.pk)

List of prime ministers

# Name Took Office Left Office Party

1 Abdul Hamid Khan June 1975 August 1977 Pakistan Peoples Party

Sardar Sikandar Hayat 17 June 28 June All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim
2
Khan 1985 1990 Conference

Raja Mummtaz Hussain 29 June All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim

3 5 July 1991
Rathore 1990 Conference

Muhammad Abdul All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim

4 29 July 1991 29 July 1996
Qayyum Khan Conference

Sultan Mehmood
5 30 July 1996 24 July 2001 Pakistan Peoples Party
Chaudhry

Sardar Sikandar Hayat All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim

6 25 July 2001 23 July 2006
Khan Conference

Sardar Attique Ahmed 6 January All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim

7 24 July 2006
Khan 2009 Conference

Sardar Muhammad 7 January 22 October

8 Pakistan Peoples Party
Yaqoob Khan 2009 2009

23 October
9 Raja Farooq Haider 29 July 2010 Pakistan Muslim League (N)
2009

Sardar Attique Ahmed All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim

10 29 July 2010 26 July 2011
Khan Conference

11 Chaudhry Abdul Majid 26 July 2011 30 July 2016 Pakistan Peoples Party

12 Raja Farooq Haider 31 July 2016 30 July 2021 Pakistan Muslim League (N)

4 August 14 April
13 Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf
2021 2022

18 April
14 Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Incumbent Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf
2022

See also

Government of Azad Kashmir

President of Azad Kashmir

References

1. "Heads of State, Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs" (https://www.un.int/protocol/sites/www.u

n.int/files/Protocol%20and%20Liaison%20Service/hspmfm.pdf) (PDF). UN. United Nations Foreign and
Protocol Service.

2. Bose, Sumantra (2009), Contested Lands (https://books.google.com/books?id=KKZcgOJPjVkC&pg=PA

193) , Harvard University Press, p. 193, ISBN 978-0-674-02856-2

3. PM site (http://www.pmajk.gov.pk/#)

4. Government System (http://www.ajk.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23&Itemi

d=7)