President of Azad Kashmir


The Pakistan administered state of Azad Kashmir was officially established on 24 October 1947. The President is the constitutional head while Prime Minister is the chief executive of the state. The President is elected by Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly for term of 5 years under the provisions of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Act, 1974.

List of the President

The following individuals have served as president of Azad Kashmir.
#NameTook OfficeLeft OfficeParty
1Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan24 October 194712 May 1950All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
2Captain General Syed Ali Ahmed Shah30 May 19502 Dec 1951Military
3Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah2 Dec 195118 May 1952All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
Raja Muhammad Haydar Khan 18 May 195221 Jun 1952-
4Colonel Sher Ahmed Khan21 Jun 195230 May 1956Military
Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah30 May 19568 Sep 1956All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
5Sardar Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan8 Sep 195613 Apr 1957All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan13 Apr 195730 Apr 1959All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
6Khurshid Hasan Khurshid 1 May 19597 Aug 1964Jammu and Kashmir Liberation League
7Abdul Hamid Khan7 Aug 19647 Oct 1969-
Brigadier Abdul Rahman Khan 7 Oct 196930 Oct 1970Military
Sardar Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan30 Oct 197016 Apr 1975All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
Sheikh Manzar Masaud 16 Apr 19755 Jun 1975-
Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan5 Jun 197530 Oct 1978Azad Muslim Conference
8Brigadier Muhammad Hayat Khan30 Oct 19781 Feb 1983Military
9Major General Abdul Rahman Khan1 Feb 19831 Oct 1985Military
Sardar Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan1 Oct 198520 Jul 1991All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
*Sahibzada Ishaq Zafar 20 Jul 199129 Jul 1991Pakistan Peoples Party
Abdul Rashid Abbasi 29 Jul 199112 Aug 1991-
10Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan12 Aug 199112 May 1996All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
Abdul Rashid Abbasi 12 May 199625 Aug 1996-
Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan25 Aug 199625 Aug 2001Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party
11Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan25 Aug 200125 Aug 2006All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
12Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan25 Aug 200625 Aug 2011All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
13Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan25 Aug 201125 Aug 2016Pakistan Peoples Party
14Masood Khan25 Aug 2016PresentPakistan Muslim League