The Government of Azad Kashmir () is the state government which administers one of the territories of Pakistani-administered Kashmir territories of Azad Kashmir. The Azad Kashmir government consists of a president as head of state and a prime minister as chief executive, with the support of a council of ministers. The state assembly is the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
Executive
The chief executive of the government is the prime minister, who is elected by the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly and is supported by a council of ministers.
Departments and services
Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department AJ&K Board of Revenue Services & General Administration Election Commission Electricity Department Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries Department Food Department Forest Department Finance Department Tourism Department Industries, Commerce and Labour Department Information and Broadcasting Department Information Technology Board Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department Local Government and Rural Development Department Police Department Planning & Development State Disaster Management Authority Transport Authority Bank of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Health Department Agriculture Department Elementary School and Secondary Education Department Ehtesab Bureau (State Accountability Bureau) Power Development Organization Higher Education Department AJ&K Public Service Commission Small Industries Department Public Procurement Regulatory Authority AJK Board of Investment (BoI) AJK Home and Prisons Department Communication and Works Department Mirpur Development Authority(MDA) Development Authority Muzzafarabad (DAM) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) AJK AJK Emergency Services (Rescue 1122) Directorate of Civil Defence AJK Accountant General Office AJK Inland Revenue Services AJK Mineral Resources Department AJK Social Welfare and Women Development Department AJK Human Rights Department AJK Zakat and Ushr Department AJK Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) AJK Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Mirpur Archeology Department Directorate General Irrigation & Small Dams Livestock and Dairy Development Department Attorney General Office AJK Custodian Evacuee Property Department Mangla Dam Housing Authority AJK Cooperative Societies Department Sports, Youth, and Culture Department
Cabinet
Ministers +NamePortfolio(s)PartyFromConstituencyIftikhar GilaniPrime MinisterPML(N)28 August 2026Reserved seat for technocratsChaudhry Azhar SadiqHigher EducationPML(N)4 September 2026LA-1 Mirpur-IWaqar Ahmed NoorForests, Wildlife and FisheriesPML(N)4 September 2026LA-5 Bhimber-IUmair NaeemElementary and Secondary EducationPML(N)4 September 2026LA-9 Kotli-IIRaja Muhammad Riasat KhanRevenue and RehabilitationPML(N)4 September 2026LA-12 Kotli-VMir Akbar KhanPhysical Planning and Housing Bagh Development AuthorityPML(N)4 September 2026LA-16 Bagh-IIIMustafa Bashir AbbasiHealthPML(N)4 September 2026LA-30 Muzaffarabad-IVSaqib Majeed RajaEnergy and Water ResourcesPML(N)4 September 2026LA-31 Muzaffarabad-VChaudhry Abdul Rehman ArainTourism, Industry, Labour and Mineral ResourcesPML(N)4 September 2026Reserved seat for overseas Kashmiris
Advisors NamePortfolioPartyFrom Legislature
The Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly, also known as the AJK Legislative Assembly, is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives. The assembly consists of 41 elected members and eight co-opted members of whom five are women, one is from the Ulama community, one is from Jammu and Kashmir technocrats and other professionals, and one is from Jammu and Kashmir nationals residing abroad.
Judiciary
Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the highest court of appeals in Azad Kashmir. It consists of a chief justice and two other judges. The number of judges in the supreme Court has been fixed at three by the Azad Kashmir Interim Constitution Act of 1974.
High Court The high court of Azad Kashmir, which serves as the court of appeals, has three circuit benches based in Kotli, Mirpur and Rawalakot.
See also Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Administrative System of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas President of Azad Kashmir Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council Chief Election Commissioner for conducting general elections in AJK;
Service Tribunal for adjudicating service issues of civil servants;
Zakat Council for collecting, distributing the zakat system in AJK;
Supreme Judicial Council of AJK;
References
External links Azad Jammu & Kashmir Government