President of Azad Kashmir

President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
صدر آزاد جموں و کشمیر
President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir ; صدر آزاد جموں و کشمیر
	National Government Seal
	National Government Flag
	Incumbent; Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry; since 25 August 2021
Seat	Muzaffarabad
Appointer	Prime Minister of Pakistan
Formation	24 October 1947
First holder	Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan
Website	Official Website

The Pakistan administered state of Azad Kashmir was created on 24 October 1947. The President is the constitutional head while Prime Minister is the chief executive of the state. The President is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan for term of 5 years.

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#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan	24 October 1947	12 May 1950	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
2	Captain General Syed Ali Ahmed Shah	30 May 1950	2 Dec 1951	Military
3	Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah	2 Dec 1951	18 May 1952	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
[1]	Raja Muhammad Haydar Khan (interim)	18 May 1952	21 Jun 1952	-
4	Colonel Sher Ahmed Khan	21 Jun 1952	30 May 1956	Military
(3)	Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah	30 May 1956	8 Sep 1956	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
5	Sardar Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan	8 Sep 1956	13 Apr 1957	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
(1)	Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan	13 Apr 1957	30 Apr 1959	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
6	Khurshid Hasan Khurshid (First Elected President)	1 May 1959	7 Aug 1964	Jammu and Kashmir Liberation League
7	Abdul Hamid Khan	7 Aug 1964	7 Oct 1969	-
[2]	Brigadier Abdul Rahman Khan (interim)	7 Oct 1969	30 Oct 1970	Military
(5)	Sardar Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan	30 Oct 1970	16 Apr 1975	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
[3]	Sheikh Manzar Masaud (interim)	16 Apr 1975	5 Jun 1975	-
(1)	Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan	5 Jun 1975	30 Oct 1978	Azad Muslim Conference
8	Brigadier Muhammad Hayat Khan	30 Oct 1978	1 Feb 1983	Military
9	Major General Abdul Rahman Khan	1 Feb 1983	1 Oct 1985	Military
(5)	Sardar Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan	1 Oct 1985	20 Jul 1991	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
10	Sahibzada Muhammad Ishaq Zaffar	20 Jul 1991	29 Jul 1991	Pakistan Peoples Party
4	Abdul Rashid Abbasi (interim)	29 Jul 1991	12 Aug 1991	-
11	Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan	12 Aug 1991	12 May 1996	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
[4]	Abdul Rashid Abbasi (interim)	12 May 1996	25 Aug 1996	-
(1)	Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan	25 Aug 1996	25 Aug 2001	Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party
12	Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan	25 Aug 2001	25 Aug 2006	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
13	Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan	25 Aug 2006	25 Aug 2011	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
14	Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan	25 Aug 2011	25 Aug 2016	Pakistan Peoples Party
15	Masood Khan	25 Aug 2016	25 Aug 2021	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
16	Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry	25 Aug 2021^[1]	Present	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf