Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir


The prime minister of Azad Kashmir 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.
The current prime minister is Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, a member of the Pakistan People's Party who took office on 17 November 2025 following the ousting of Chaudhry Anwarul Haq through a motion of no confidence.
WWW pmajk.gov.pk

List of prime ministers

#PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeParty
1Abdul Hamid Khan5 July 197531 August 1977Pakistan Peoples Party
2Sardar Sikandar Hayat17 June 198528 June 1990All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
3Raja Mumtaz Hussain29 June 19905 July 1991Pakistan Peoples Party
4Sardar Abdul Qayyum29 July 199129 July 1996All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
5Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry30 July 199624 July 2001Pakistan Peoples Party
6Sardar Sikandar Hayat25 July 200123 July 2006All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
7Sardar Attique Ahmed24 July 20066 January 2009All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
8Sardar Yaqoob Khan7 January 200922 October 2009Independent
9Raja Farooq Haider23 October 200929 July 2010All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
10Sardar Attique Ahmed29 July 201026 July 2011All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
11Chaudhry Abdul Majeed26 July 201130 July 2016Pakistan Peoples Party
12Raja Farooq Haider31 July 201630 July 2021Pakistan Muslim League (N)
13Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi4 August 202114 April 2022Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
14Tanveer Ilyas18 April 202211 April 2023Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
15Chaudhry Anwarul Haq 20 April 202317 November 2025Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
16Faisal Mumtaz Rathore17 November 2025IncumbentPakistan Peoples Party