Mayor of Islamabad explained

Post:	Mayor
Body:	Islamabad
Incumbent:	Vacant
Incumbentsince:	16 February 2021
Appointer:	Electorate of Islamabad
Termlength:	5 years
Formation:	Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government Act 2015
Inaugural:	Sheikh Ansar Aziz
Deputy:	Deputy Mayor of Islamabad
Department:	Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation

The Mayor of Islamabad (Urdu: {{nastaliq|ناظم اسلام آباد) is the mayor who heads Islamabad and the surrounding capital territory's municipal administration.^[1]

Local government system

The office of the mayor was created pursuant to the Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government Act 2015, passed by the National Assembly and Senate in 2015.^[2] Islamabad has 50 Union Councils.

In addition to the mayor, three Deputy mayors are also elected to the office.

Administrative powers

The mayor leads the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) whose executive branch consists of 77 elected officials; comprising 50 union council chairmen and 27 reserved seatholders. The IMC has 11,000 employees and its functions include urban planning, road maintenance, environment control, building control, water supply, sanitation, and other municipal services for the Islamabad Capital Territory. The mayor also chairs the Capital Development Authority (CDA) which has around 4,500 employees; its scope is mainly confined to estate management, sector developments and project executions.^{[3] [4] [5]}

List of mayors

	Mayor	Took office	Left office	Deputy Mayors	Affiliation	Notes
1	Sheikh Anser Aziz	4 March 2016	8 October 2020	Chaudhry Riffat Javed, Syed Zeeshan Ali Naqvi, Muhammad Azam Khan	PML-N	Islamabad mayorship inauguration
2	Pir Adil Gilani	4 January 2021^[6]	16 February 2021^[7]

Sheikh Anser Aziz was the first mayor of Islamabad. He took his oath on 4 March 2016. Following the announcement of an inquiry by the National Accountability Bureau for alleged corruption and misuse of authority, Aziz tendered his resignation.^[8]

The mayor's office is located in G-6, Islamabad.

Mayoral election history

Mayoral election 2015

Islamabad Local Government Elections 2015
Party		IMC	Percentage %
1	Pakistan Muslim League (N)	21	42%	ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:green value:rgb(0, 0.604, 0)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:42 color:green width:0.2in
2	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf	15	30%	ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:green value:rgb(0, 0.604, 0)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:30 color:green width:0.2in
3	Independents	14	28%	ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:green value:rgb(0, 0.604, 0)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:28 color:green width:0.2in
Total		50	100%

PML-(N) held a two-thirds majority in the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation.

See also

• Mayor of Karachi
• Mayor of Rawalpindi
• Mayor of Lahore
• Mayor of Peshawar

Notes and References

1. News: 15 February 2016 . PML-N candidate elected as first-ever mayor of Islamabad . . 9 September 2016.
2. News: Haider . Irfan . 29 July 2015 . NA passes Islamabad local government bill . . 9 September 2016.
3. News: Anis . Muhammad . 2 March 2016 . 70% CDA employees to be transferred to Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation . . 9 September 2016.
4. News: Mangat . Shamshad . 9 September 2016 . Islamabad mayor seeks explanation from latecomers . . 9 September 2016.
5. News: Abbasi . Kashif . 6 September 2016 . CDA handed over to Islamabad's mayor . . 9 September 2016.
6. News: Adil Gilani Takes Oath Of Mayor Islamabad. 4 January 2021. 5 January 2022. UrduPoint.
7. News: 16 February 2021 . MCI completes term, Pir Adil steps down after remaining Mayor for 42 days First locally-elected govt remained on mercy of bureaucrats, CDA: ex-deputy mayor Naqvi . . 5 January 2022.
8. Web site: Abbasi . Kashif . 2020-10-08 . Inquiry underway against Sheikh Anser Aziz: NAB . 2022-10-06 . . en.