Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly

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.

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

آزاد کشمیر قانون ساز اسمبلی
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
Political groups
Government (42)
  •   PTI (21)
  •   PPP (13)
  •   PML(N) (7)
  •   AJKMC (1)

Opposition (11)

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 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. 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 1996
5 5th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir 1996 2001
6 6th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir 2001 2006
7 7th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir 2006 2011
8 8th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir 2011 2016
9 9th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir 2016 2021
10 10th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir 2021 in session

Speakers of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
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

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


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