Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly

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Azad Jammu and 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
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
Leadership
Speaker
Chaudhry Latif Akbar, PPP
since 3 June 2023
Deputy Speaker
Riaz Gujar, PTI
since 4 August 2021
Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq, PTI
since 20 April 2023
Leader of the Opposition
Khawaja Farooq Ahmad, PTI
since 11 July 2023
Structure
Seats53
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Political groups
Government (43)
  •   PTI (21) (forward bloc)
  •   PPP (13)
  •   PML(N) (8)
  •   AJKMC (1)

Opposition (10)

Elections
Mixed member majoritarian:
Last election
25 July 2021
Next election
2026 July
Meeting place
Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir
Website
www.ajkassembly.gok.pk
Constitution
Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

The Legislative Assembly of Azad 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 in Pakistan, which is located in Muzaffarabad, the capital of the state. It was established under the Interim Constitution of AJK having a total of 53 seats, with 45 general seats, while 8 are reserved of which 5 are for women, 1 for Ulama, 1 for Technocrats and 1 for J&K nationals residing abroad.

Contents

The assembly consists of 45 elected Members and 8 co-opted members of which 5 are women, one member from Ulama community, while one is from amongst Jammu & Kashmir technocrats and other professionals, whereas one is from amongst Jammu and Kashmir nationals residing abroad. [1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

No.NameTerm startTerm end
1 1st Assembly of the Azad Kashmir 19711975
2 2nd Assembly of the Azad Kashmir 19751977
3 3rd Assembly of the Azad Kashmir 19851990
4 4th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir 19901996
5 5th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir 19962001
6 6th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir 20012006
7 7th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir 20062011
8 8th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir 20112016
9 9th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir 20162021
10 10th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir 2021in session

Speakers of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

No.NamesStart of termEnd of term
1Sheikh Manzar Masood7 January 197130 June 1975
2Mohammad Mansha Khan30 June 197511 August 1977
3Mohammad Ayub Khan15 June 198529 June 1990
4 Sahibzada Muhammad Ishaq Zaffar 29 June 199029 July 1991
5 Abdul Rashid Abbasi 29 July 199130 July 1996
6 Raja Mumtaz Hussain Rathore 30 July 199622 June 1998
7 Chaudhry Abdul Majid 22 June 199824 July 2001
8 Muhammad Sayab Khalid Khan 24 July 200124 July 2006
9Shah Ghulam Qadir24 July 200612 August 2010
10 Chaudhry Anwarul Haq 16 August 201025 July 2011
11Sardar Ghulam Sadiq25 July 201130 July 2016
12Shah Ghulam Qadir30 July 20163 August 2021
13 Chaudhry Anwarul Haq 3 August 202120 April 2023
14Chaudhry Latif Akbar3 June 2023Incumbent

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References

  1. "Azad Jammu And Kashmir – An Introduction!". Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-08-24.