Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan

Muhammad Yaqoob Khan
President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
In office 25 August 2011 – 25 August 2016
Preceded by	Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan
Succeeded by	Masood Khan
Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
In office 7 January 2009 – 22 October 2009
Preceded by	Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan
Succeeded by	Raja Farooq Haider
Personal details
Born	1953
Political party	Pakistan Peoples Party

Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan (born 1953) was elected the 22nd president of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan on 25 August 2011.

Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan was born in 1953 in a village "Ali Sojal" (Rawalakot), and brother of renowned figure in political and social scenario of Azad KashmirSardar Haji Muhammad Zaman Khan (Late). He graduated from Karachi University and started his political career with an ethnic political party Punjabi Pakhtoon Itehad in Karachi. He joined a Kashmiri political party Tehreek Amel and was elected as Senior Vice President of this party later on.

Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan was elected as Member of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly three times and took over ministerial jobs as Minister for Health, Population Welfare & Hydro Electric Board, and Housing & Planning.

Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan became the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir on 6 January 2009. After a successful no confidence vote over former premiere Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan.

He was elected 22nd President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir on 25 August 2011

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