Muhammad Tanveer Ilyas Khan Explained

Nationality: Pakistani Kashmiri
Party: IPP (2023-present)
Office:Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir
Order:14th
Predecessor:Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi
Successor:Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq
Termstart:18 April 2022
Profession:Businessman and Politician
Citizenship:Pakistan
Birth Place:Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Residence:Rawalakot and Islamabad
Termend:11 April 2023
President:Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry
Office1:Member of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Termstart1:3 August 2021
Termend1:11 April 2023
Constituency1:LA-15 Bagh-II
Office2:President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Office3:President of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Termend2:24 April 2023
Termstart2:9 September 2021
Term Start3:12 August 2023
President3:Aleem Khan
1Blankname2:Chairman
1Namedata2:Imran Khan
Predecessor2:Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry
Successor2:Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi
Otherparty:PTI (2018-2023)
Successor1:Sardar Ziaul Qamar
Native Name Lang:ur
Native Name:سردار محمد تنویر الیاس خان

Sardar Muahmmad Tanveer Ilyas Khan is a Pakistani businessman-turned-politician who was the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir from April 2022 to April 2023, and was the president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Azad Kashmir from September 2021 to April 2023.[1]

Early life

He was born in the village of Bangoin near Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, into a political family, as his late uncle Sardar Sagheer Chughtai has been elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from their native constituency.[2]

Business career

He is the owner of The Centaurus and Taj Residencia housing project the largest shopping mall in Islamabad.[3]

Political career

He has served as advisor on investment to the Chief Minister of Punjab.

He was elected to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from LA-15 Bagh-II as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the 2021 Azad Kashmiri general election. He received 19,825 votes and defeated Sardar Ziaul Qamar, a candidate of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).[4]

On 18 April 2022, Ilyas was elected as the 14th Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, succeeding Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi, who resigned after the PTI initiated a vote of no confidence against the latter.[5]

On 11 April 2023, Ilyas was disqualified from being a member of the legislative assembly when he was found guilty of contempt of court by the High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Thus, he ceased to hold the office of the AJK prime minister.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. News: PTI's Sardar Tanveer Ilyas elected as new AJK premier . The Express Tribune . 18 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Mughal . Amiruddin . 18 April 2022 . PTI’s Sardar Tanveer Ilyas elected as AJK’s 14th prime minister . https://web.archive.org/web/20230401150234/https://www.samaaenglish.tv/news/2522877/archives-tanveer-ilyas-khan-azad-kashmir-prime-minister . 1 April 2023 . Samaa TV.
  3. News: 20 April 2022 . Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan Net Worth in 2023, Income Source & Personal Life . tvi.com.pk .
  4. Web site: LA-15 Results - AJK 2021 Results - Candidates, Party Position . 2023-05-16 . www.geo.tv . en.
  5. News: PTI's Sardar Tanveer Ilyas elected new prime minister of AJK . . 18 April 2022.
  6. Web site: 2023-04-11 . AJK top court disqualifies PM Sardar Tanvir Ilyas . 2023-04-11 . The News International . en.
  7. News: Naqash . Tariq . AJK PM Sardar Tanveer Ilyas disqualified by high court for contempt . DAWN . 11 April 2023 . en.