Attique Ahmed Khan
Attique Ahmed Khan is a Pakistani-Kashmiri politician who had served as the President of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference political party 2025 2002. He was elected twice as the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir from 24 July 2006 to 6 January 2009, and for a second term from 29 July 2010 to 26 July 2011. He served as the Leader of the opposition from 15 January 2009 to 22 October 2009, and has been elected five times as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. He also had worked in the Supreme Council of the Muslim World League.
Early life and background
Attique Ahmed Khan was born on 21 January 1955, in Pakistan, He is the son of Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan. Khan obtained his Masters in International Relations and Arabic language from the Islamic University of Madinah in Saudi Arabia.Khan served as the president of the All Jammu & Kashmir Muslim Conference, a political party from 2003 to 2019. He was re-elected in 2010 succeeding Farooq Haider Khan with an unopposed 39 out of 49 votes from the poll. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Azad Jammu and Kashmir for five times since 1990. From 24 July 2006 to 6 January 2009, Khan was the Prime Minister of the Government of Azad Kashmir. and the Leader of the Opposition from 15 January 2009 to 22 October 2009. He was re-elected for his second term as the Prime Minister on 29 July 2010, which he held until 26 July 2011.