Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir explained

Department:Government of Azad Kashmir
Type:Head of government
Post:Prime Minister
Body:Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Insignia:Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Flag.png
Insigniasize:150px
Insigniacaption:Prime Ministerial Standard
Flag:File:Flag of Azad Kashmir.svg
Flagcaption:Flag of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Flagborder:yes
Style:
Incumbent:Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq
Incumbentsince:20 April 2023
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
Abbreviation:PM AJK
Residence:Prime Minister House, Domail Muzaffarabad, 13100
Seat:Prime Minister Secretariat, Muzaffarabad
Precursor:Prime Minister of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir
Formation:5 July 1975; 48 years ago
Termlength:5 years; renewable
Constituting Instrument:Interim Constitution of Azad Kashmir
Deputy:No fixed position; however held by Speaker of Legislative Assembly in Prime Minister's absence
Inaugural:Abdul Hamid Khan
(1975–1977)
Website:pmajk.gov.pk

The prime minister of Azad Kashmir (Urdu:, 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 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.[2] [3]

List of prime ministers

PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeParty
1Abdul Hamid Khan5 July 197531 August 1977Pakistan Peoples Party
217 June 198528 June 1990All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
3Raja Mumtaz Hussain29 June 1990 5 July 1991All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
4Sardar Abdul Qayyum29 July 199129 July 1996All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
5Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry30 July 199624 July 2001Pakistan Peoples Party
6Sardar Sikandar Hayat25 July 200123 July 2006All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
7Sardar Attique Ahmed24 July 20066 January 2009All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
8Sardar Yaqoob Khan7 January 200922 October 2009Pakistan Peoples Party
9Raja Farooq Haider23 October 200929 July 2010All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
10Sardar Attique Ahmed29 July 201026 July 2011All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
11Chaudhry Abdul Majeed26 July 201130 July 2016Pakistan Peoples Party
12Raja Farooq Haider31 July 201630 July 2021
13Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi4 August 202114 April 2022Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf
14Tanveer Ilyas18 April 202211 April 2023 Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf
15Chaudhry Anwarul Haq 20 April 2023IncumbentPakistan Tehreek e Insaf

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heads of State, Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs. UN. United Nations Foreign and Protocol Service.
  2. http://www.pmajk.gov.pk/# PM site
  3. Web site: Government of the State of Azad Jammu & Kashmir – Official Portal.