Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir

The prime minister of Azad Kashmir (Urdu: , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam lit. 'Grand Vizier', Urdu pronunciation: [ʋəˈziːr-ˌeː ˈɑː.zəm]) is the chief executive of Azad Jammu and Kashmir region of Pakistan. The title of Prime Minister symbolizes the nominal independence of Azad Kashmir. The prime minister heads the Council of Ministers, who are appointed from amongst the members of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The premier too is elected by the AJK Legislative Assembly which is directly elected by the people.PM site

The current prime minister is Iftikhar Gilani, a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) who took office on 28 August 2026 following the ousting of Faisal Mumtaz Rathore through a motion of no confidence. Prime ministers of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir (1917–1947) #NameTook officeLeft office1Raja Sir Daljit Singh191719212Raja Hari Singh192519273Sir Albion BanerjeeJanuary 1927March 19294G. E. C. Wakefield192919315Hari Krishan Kaul193119326Elliot James Dowell Colvin193219367Sir Barjor J. Dalal193619368Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar1937July 19439Kailash Narain HaksarJuly 1943February 194410Sir B. N. RauFebruary 194428 June 194511Ram Chandra Kak28 June 194511 August 194712Janak Singh11 August 194715 October 194713Mehr Chand Mahajan15 October 194727 October 1947

List of prime ministers # Portrait Name Took office Left office Party 1 Abdul Hamid Khan 5 July 1975 31 August 1977 Pakistan Peoples Party 2 Sardar Sikandar Hayat 17 June 1985 28 June 1990 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference 3 Raja Mumtaz Hussain 29 June 1990 5 July 1991 Pakistan Peoples Party 4 Sardar Abdul Qayyum 29 July 1991 29 July 1996 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference 5 Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry 30 July 1996 24 July 2001 Pakistan Peoples Party 6 Sardar Sikandar Hayat 25 July 2001 23 July 2006 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference 7 Sardar Attique Ahmed 24 July 2006 6 January 2009 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference 8 Sardar Yaqoob Khan 7 January 2009 22 October 2009 Independent 9 Raja Farooq Haider 23 October 2009 29 July 2010 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference 10 Sardar Attique Ahmed 29 July 2010 26 July 2011 All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference 11 Chaudhry Abdul Majeed 26 July 2011 30 July 2016 Pakistan Peoples Party 12 Raja Farooq Haider 31 July 2016 30 July 2021 Pakistan Muslim League (N) 13 Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi 4 August 2021 14 April 2022 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 14 Tanveer Ilyas 18 April 2022 11 April 2023 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf15 Chaudhry Anwarul Haq 20 April 202317 November 2025 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf forward bloc16 Faisal Mumtaz Rathore17 November 202528 August 2026 Pakistan Peoples Party17 Iftikhar Gilani28 August 2026Incumbent Pakistan Muslim League (N)

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See also Government of Azad Kashmir President of Azad Kashmir

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