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Ziaul Qamar | |
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سردار ضیاء القمر | |
| Member of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Sardar Tanveer Ilyas |
| Constituency | LA-15 Bagh-II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Party | PPP (2011-present) |
Sardar Ziaul Qamar is a politician from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and a member of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). He has been a member of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly since June 2023. He was elected in a by-election on 8 June 2023 from LA-15 Bagh-II, securing 25,755 votes.[1] He succeeded the former Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, who was disqualified by the High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir for contempt of court.[2][3]
Political career
[edit]He contested the 2011 Azad Kashmiri general election from LA-15 Bagh-III as a candidate of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), but was unsuccessful. He received 18,271 votes and was defeated by Sardar Mir Akbar Khan, a candidate of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (AJKMC).
He contested the 2016 Azad Kashmiri general election from LA-15 Bagh-III as a candidate of the PPP, but was unsuccessful. He received 16,439 votes and was defeated by Sardar Mir Akbar Khan, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[4]
He contested the 2021 Azad Kashmiri general election from LA-15 Bagh-II as a candidate of the PPP, but was unsuccessful. He received 14,588 votes and was defeated by Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[5]
He was elected to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly as a candidate of the PPP in a June 2023 by-election held in LA-15 Bagh-II due to Ilyas' disqualification. He received 25,755 votes and defeated Mushtaq Ahmed Minhas, a candidate of the PML(N).[6]
On 19 November 2025, he was sworn into the cabinet of Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore as the Minister for Communications and Works.[7][8]
He was re-elected to the Assembly from LA-15 Bagh-II as a candidate of PPP in the 2026 Azad Kashmiri general election. He received 17,018 votes and defeated Mushtaq Ahmed Minhas, a candidate of PML(N).[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "PPP's Sardar Ziaul Qamar wins AJK by-polls". Business Recorder. 8 June 2023.
- ↑ "PPP emerges victorious in AJK by-election, defeating PML-N". GNN News. 9 June 2023.
- ↑ "PML-N acuses [sic] PPP of rigging in AJK by-election". Daily Times. 9 June 2023.
- ↑ "LA 15 Bagh Sharqi AJK Election Result 2016 Information". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ↑ "LA-15 Results - AJK 2021 Results - Candidates, Party Position - geo.tv". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ↑ "PPP emerges victorious in AJK by-election, defeating PML-N". GNN News. 9 June 2023.
- ↑ Naqash, Tariq (2025-11-20). "18-strong AJK cabinet sworn in, two made advisers". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- ↑ Naqash, Tariq (2025-11-21). "Newly formed AJK cabinet assigned portfolios by PM Rathore". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- ↑ LA-15 Bagh-II Form 27 (2026), 2026-08-15, retrieved 2026-08-20
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