Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan وزیراعظم آزاد حکومت ریاست جموں کشمیر |
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Residence | Muzaffarabad |
Appointer | Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly |
Term length | 5 years, till the dissolution of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly |
Inaugural holder | Abdul Hamid Khan |
Formation | June 1975 |
Website | pmajk.gov.pk |
Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir is the Chief Executive of Azad Kashmir, the role is equivalent of Chief Minister's elsewhere in Pakistan, however due to the semi-autonomous nature of AJK the role is titled as Prime Minister hence symbolizing more independence. The prime minister heads the Council of Ministers, who are members of the Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the PM too is elected by the AJK Legislative Assembly which is directly elected by the people.
Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir
1. Abdul Hamid Khan June 1975 to August 1977
2. Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan 17th June 1985 to 28th June 1990
3. Raja Mumtaz Hussain Rathore 29th June 1990 to 05th July 1991
4. Sardar Muhammad Abdul Qayyum Khan 29th July 1991 to 29th July 1996
5. Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry 30th July 1996 to 24th July 2001
6. Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan 25th July 2001 to 23rd July 2006
7. Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan 24 th July 2006 to 6th January 2009
8. Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan 07 January 2009 to 22 October 2009
9. Farooq Haider Khan 23 October 2009 to 29 july 2010
10. Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan 29th July 2010 to 26th July 2011.
11. Chaudhry Abdul Majeed 26th July 2011 to 31th July 2016
12. Farooq Haider Khan 31th July 2016 to Present