President of Azad Kashmir
President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir | |
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صدر آزاد جموں و کشمیر | |
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Seat | Muzaffarabad |
Appointer | President of Pakistan |
Formation | 24 October 1947 |
First holder | Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan |
Website | Official Website |
The Pakistan-administered state of Azad Kashmir was officially established on 24 October 1947. The president is the constitutional head while the prime minister is the chief executive of the state. The president is appointed by the President of Pakistan for term of 5 years under the provisions of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (Interim Constitution) Act, 1974. [1]
List of presidents[]
The following individuals have served as president of Azad Kashmir.[2][3]
# | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
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1 | Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan | 24 October 1947 | 12 May 1950 | All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference |
2 | Col. Syed Ali Ahmed Shah | 13 May 1950 | 4 Dec 1951 | Military |
3 | Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah (MIR WAIZ MULANA MUHAMMAD YOUSAF SHAH) | 5 Dec 1951 | 20 May 1952 | All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference |
[A] | Raja Muhammad Haydar Khan (interim) | 18 May 1952 | 21 Jun 1952 | - |
4 | Colonel Sher Ahmed Khan | 21 Jun 1952 | 30 May 1956 | Military |
5 | Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah | 30 May 1956 | 8 Sep 1956 | All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference |
6 | Sardar Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan | 8 Sep 1956 | 13 Apr 1957 | All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference |
7 | Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan | 13 Apr 1957 | 30 Apr 1959 | All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference |
8 | Khurshid Hasan Khurshid (First Elected President) | 1 May 1959 | 7 Aug 1964 | Jammu and Kashmir Liberation League |
9 | Abdul Hamid Khan | 7 Aug 1964 | 7 Oct 1969 | - |
10 | Brigadier Abdul Rahman Khan (interim) | 7 Oct 1969 | 30 Oct 1970 | Military |
11 | Sardar Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan | 30 Oct 1970 | 16 Apr 1975 | All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference |
12 | Sheikh Manzar Masaud (interim) | 16 Apr 1975 | 5 Jun 1975 | |
13 | Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan | 5 Jun 1975 | 30 Oct 1978 | Azad Muslim Conference |
14 | Brigadier Muhammad Hayat Khan | 30 Oct 1978 | 1 Feb 1983 | Military |
15 | Major General Abdul Rahman Khan | 1 Feb 1983 | 1 Oct 1985 | Military |
16 | Sardar Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan | 1 Oct 1985 | 20 Jul 1991 | All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference |
17 | Sahibzada Muhammad Ishaq Zaffar | 20 Jul 1991 | 29 Jul 1991 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
18 | Abdul Rashid Abbasi (interim) | 29 Jul 1991 | 12 Aug 1991 | - |
19 | Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan | 12 Aug 1991 | 12 May 1996 | All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference |
20 | Abdul Rashid Abbasi (interim) | 12 May 1996 | 22 May 1996 | - |
21 | Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan | 23 May 1996 | 11 Aug 1996 | All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference |
23 | Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan | 25 Aug 1996 | 25 Aug 2001 | Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party |
24 | Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan | 25 Aug 2001 | 25 Aug 2006 | All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference |
25 | Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan | 25 Aug 2006 | 25 Aug 2011 | All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference |
26 | Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan | 25 Aug 2011 | 25 Aug 2016 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
27 | Masood Khan | 25 Aug 2016 | 25 Aug 2021 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
28 | Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry | 25 Aug 2021[4] | Present | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
See also[]
- Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir
- Government of Azad Kashmir
- List of Governors of Pakistan
- List of Chief Ministers in Pakistan
- List of Prime and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir
Notes[]
- ^ http://ajk.gov.pk/president.php
- ^ World Statesmen: Azad Kashmir
- ^ "Official Website of the Planning and Development Department of the Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir". Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "PTI's Barrister Sultan Mahmood elected AJK president". Dawn (newspaper). 25 August 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Politics of Azad Kashmir
- Azad Kashmir-related lists
- Presidents of Azad Kashmir
- Government of Azad Kashmir