Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly آزاد کشمیر مجلسِ قانون ساز | |
|---|---|
| 10th Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
New session started | August 3, 2021 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 53 |
 | |
Political groups | Government of Azad Kashmir (29)[1]
Opposition (25) |
| Elections | |
Mixed member majoritarian:
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Last election | 25 July 2021 |
Next election | 27 July to 10 August 2026 |
| Meeting place | |
| Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir | |
| Website | |
| www | |
| Constitution | |
| Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir | |
The Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, also known as AJK Legislative Assembly is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the autonomous state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, which is located in Muzaffarabad. It was established under the Interim Constitution of AJK having a total of 53 seats, with 45 general seats (of which 33 are elected from constituencies within the Azad Kashmir territory and 12 from seats reserved for refugees from Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir who live across Pakistan), while 8 are reserved of which 5 are for women, 1 for ulama, 1 for a technocrat and 1 for J&K nationals residing abroad.[2][3]
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]The members of legislative Assembly are elected for a five-year term on the basis of adult franchise and one person, one vote.
List of Assemblies of Azad Kashmir
[edit]| No. | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st Assembly of the Azad Kashmir | 1971 | 1975 |
| 2 | 2nd Assembly of the Azad Kashmir | 1975 | 1977 |
| 3 | 3rd Assembly of the Azad Kashmir | 1985 | 1990 |
| 4 | 4th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir | 1990 | 1991 |
| 5 | 5th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir | 1991 | 1996 |
| 6 | 6th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir | 1996 | 2001 |
| 7 | 7th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir | 2001 | 2006 |
| 8 | 8th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir | 2006 | 2011 |
| 9 | 9th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir | 2011 | 2016 |
| 10 | 10th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir | 2016 | 2021 |
| 11 | 11th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir | 2021 | present |
Speakers of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
[edit]| No. | Names | Start of term | End of term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheikh Manzar Masood | 7 January 1971 | 30 June 1975 |
| 2 | Mohammad Mansha Khan | 30 June 1975 | 11 August 1977 |
| 3 | Mohammad Ayub Khan | 15 June 1985 | 29 June 1990 |
| 4 | Sahibzada Muhammad Ishaq Zaffar | 29 June 1990 | 29 July 1991 |
| 5 | Abdul Rashid Abbasi | 29 July 1991 | 30 July 1996 |
| 6 | Raja Mumtaz Hussain Rathore | 30 July 1996 | 22 June 1998 |
| 7 | Chaudhry Abdul Majid | 22 June 1998 | 24 July 2001 |
| 8 | Muhammad Sayab Khalid Khan | 24 July 2001 | 24 July 2006 |
| 9 | Shah Ghulam Qadir | 24 July 2006 | 12 August 2010 |
| 10 | Chaudhry Anwarul Haq | 16 August 2010 | 25 July 2011 |
| 11 | Sardar Ghulam Sadiq | 25 July 2011 | 30 July 2016 |
| 12 | Shah Ghulam Qadir | 30 July 2016 | 3 August 2021 |
| 13 | Chaudhry Anwarul Haq | 3 August 2021 | 20 April 2023 |
| 14 | Chaudhry Latif Akbar | 3 June 2023 | Incumbent |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Naqash, Tariq (18 November 2025). "AJK gets its fourth PM in as many years". Dawn. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Azad Jammu And Kashmir – An Introduction!". Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ Hussain, Abid. "Pakistan's Kashmir votes: Why the election hinges on 12 disputed seats". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
External links
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