President of Azad Kashmir

The president of Azad Kashmir (Urdu: صدرِ آزاد کشمیر, romanized: s̤adr-i Azād Kaṣhmīr lit. 'President of Azad Kashmir', Urdu pronunciation: [s̤ə'dr-e: a:'za:d kə'ʂmi:r]), Officially the president of the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the constitutional and ceremonial head of state of Azad Kashmir.

President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
صدر آزاد جموں و کشمیر
Seal of the government
State flag of the Azad Kashmir
Incumbent
Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry
since 25 August 2021
Government of Azad Kashmir
Style
TypeHead of state
AbbreviationPres. AJK
Member ofAzad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
ResidencePresident House, Muzaffarabad
SeatPresident Secretariat, Muzaffarabad
AppointerAzad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Term length5 years; renewable
Constituting instrumentInterim Constitution of Azad Kashmir
PrecursorMonarch of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir
Inaugural holderSardar Ibrahim Khan
(1947–1950)
Formation24 October 1947; (75 years ago)
DeputyNo fixed position; however held by Speaker of Legislative Assembly in President's absence
Websitewww.presidentajk.gov.pk

The president is elected by the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 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]

# Image Name Took office Left office Party
1 Sardar Ibrahim Khan 24 October 1947 12 May 1950 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
2 Ali Ahmed Shah 13 May 1950 4 Dec 1951 Military
3 Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah 5 Dec 1951 20 May 1952 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
[A] Raja Haydar Khan (interim) 18 May 1952 21 Jun 1952 -
4 Sher Ahmed Khan 21 Jun 1952 30 May 1956 Military
5 Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah (2) 30 May 1956 8 Sep 1956 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
6 Sardar Abdul Qayyum 8 Sep 1956 13 Apr 1957 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
7 Sardar Ibrahim Khan (2) 13 Apr 1957 30 Apr 1959 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
8 Khurshid Hasan Khurshid 1 May 1959 7 Aug 1964 Jammu and Kashmir Liberation League
9 Abdul Hamid Khan 7 Aug 1964 7 Oct 1969 -
[A] Abdul Rahman Khan (interim) 7 Oct 1969 30 Oct 1970 Military
10 Sardar Abdul Qayyum (2) 30 Oct 1970 16 Apr 1975 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
[A] Sheikh Manzar Masaud (interim) 16 Apr 1975 5 Jun 1975
11 Sardar Ibrahim Khan (3) 5 Jun 1975 30 Oct 1978 Azad Muslim Conference
12 Muhammad Hayat Khan 30 Oct 1978 1 Feb 1983 Military
13 Abdul Rahman Khan 1 Feb 1983 1 Oct 1985 Military
14 Sardar Abdul Qayyum (3) 1 Oct 1985 20 Jul 1991 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
15 Muhammad Ishaq Zaffar 20 Jul 1991 29 Jul 1991 Pakistan Peoples Party
[A] Abdul Rashid Abbasi (interim) 29 Jul 1991 12 Aug 1991 -
16 Sardar Sikandar Hayat 12 Aug 1991 12 May 1996 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
[A] Abdul Rashid Abbasi (interim) 12 May 1996 22 May 1996 -
17 Sardar Sikandar Hayat (2) 23 May 1996 11 Aug 1996 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
[A] Abdul Rashid Abbasi (interim) 11 Aug 1996 25 Aug 1996 -
18 Sardar Ibrahim Khan (4) 25 Aug 1996 25 Aug 2001 Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party
19 Sardar Anwar Khan 25 Aug 2001 25 Aug 2006 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
20 Raja Zulqarnain Khan 25 Aug 2006 25 Aug 2011 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
21 Sardar Yaqoob Khan 25 Aug 2011 25 Aug 2016 Pakistan Peoples Party
22 Masood Khan 25 Aug 2016 25 Aug 2021 Pakistan Muslim League (N)
23 Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry 25 Aug 2021[4] Present Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

See also

Notes
  1. http://ajk.gov.pk/president.php
  2. World Statesmen: Azad Kashmir
  3. "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.
  4. "PTI's Barrister Sultan Mahmood elected AJK president". Dawn (newspaper). 25 August 2021.

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