List of Presidents of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

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state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir was officially established on 24 October 1947. The following individuals have served as president of Azad Kashmir.

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan also known as Bani-e-Kashmir "Father of Kashmir" and Ghazi-e-Millat, is the founder of Azad Kashmir. Born in Horna Mirah, a village of District Poonch of Kashmir, Sardar Ibrahim obtained his LLB from the University of London in 1943, and began his practice as a...	24 October 1947	12 May 1950	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference is a major political party of Azad Kashmir.- History :The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference was founded as a political party in August 1932 in Srinagar...
2	Captain Syed Ali Ahmed Shah	30 May 1950	2 Dec 1951	Military
3	Mirwaiz Mirwaiz The Mirwaiz is the title given to the spiritual leaders of the 5.3 million Muslims of the Kashmir Valley. There are two main Mirwaiz lineages in the Valley. The better known lineage is based in Srinagar, with its seat at the historic Jama Masjid, Srinagar. The other lineage heads the Muslims of... Muhammad Yousuf Shah	2 Dec 1951	18 May 1952	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference is a major political party of Azad Kashmir.- History :The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference was founded as a political party in August 1932 in Srinagar...
4	Raja Muhammad Haydar Khan (interim)	18 May 1952	21 Jun 1952	-
5	Colonel Sher Ahmed Khan Sher Ahmed Khan Sardar Sher Ahmed Khan, also known as Colonel Sher Ahmed Khan, born on 1902 at Pallandri, Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, , was one of the guerrilla commanders of the Azad Kashmir Movement and also served as the President of Azad Kashmir...	21 Jun 1952	30 May 1956	Military
6	Mirwaiz Mirwaiz The Mirwaiz is the title given to the spiritual leaders of the 5.3 million Muslims of the Kashmir Valley. There are two main Mirwaiz lineages in the Valley. The better known lineage is based in Srinagar, with its seat at the historic Jama Masjid, Srinagar. The other lineage heads the Muslims of... Muhammad Yousuf Shah	30 May 1956	8 Sep 1956	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference is a major political party of Azad Kashmir.- History :The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference was founded as a political party in August 1932 in Srinagar...
7	Sardar Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan	8 Sep 1956	13 Apr 1957	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference is a major political party of Azad Kashmir.- History :The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference was founded as a political party in August 1932 in Srinagar...
8	Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan also known as Bani-e-Kashmir "Father of Kashmir" and Ghazi-e-Millat, is the founder of Azad Kashmir. Born in Horna Mirah, a village of District Poonch of Kashmir, Sardar Ibrahim obtained his LLB from the University of London in 1943, and began his practice as a...	13 Apr 1957	30 Apr 1959	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference is a major political party of Azad Kashmir.- History :The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference was founded as a political party in August 1932 in Srinagar...
9	Khurshid Hassan Khurshid	1 May 1959	7 Aug 1964	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference is a major political party of Azad Kashmir.- History :The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference was founded as a political party in August 1932 in Srinagar...
10	Abdul Hamid Khan Abdul Hamid Khan Abdul Hamid Khan is chairman of the Balawaristan National Front , a nationalist political party of Gilgit-Baltistan, the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Along with his friends, Nawaz Khan Naji, Mohammad Rafiq and Shujaat Ali, Abdul Hamid Khan established BNF on July 30, 1992 and started a political...	7 Aug 1964	7 Oct 1969	-
11	Brigadier Abdul Rahman Khan (interim)	7 Oct 1969	30 Oct 1970	Military
12	Sardar Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan	30 Oct 1970	16 Apr 1975	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference is a major political party of Azad Kashmir.- History :The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference was founded as a political party in August 1932 in Srinagar...
13	Sheikh Manzar Masaud (interim)	16 Apr 1975	5 Jun 1975	-
14	Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan also known as Bani-e-Kashmir "Father of Kashmir" and Ghazi-e-Millat, is the founder of Azad Kashmir. Born in Horna Mirah, a village of District Poonch of Kashmir, Sardar Ibrahim obtained his LLB from the University of London in 1943, and began his practice as a...	5 Jun 1975	30 Oct 1978	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference is a major political party of Azad Kashmir.- History :The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference was founded as a political party in August 1932 in Srinagar...
15	Brigadier Muhammad Hayat Khan	30 Oct 1978	1 Feb 1983	Military
16	Major General Abdul Rahman Khan	1 Feb 1983	1 Oct 1985	Military
17	Sardar Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan	1 Oct 1985	20 Jul 1991	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference is a major political party of Azad Kashmir.- History :The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference was founded as a political party in August 1932 in Srinagar...
18	Sahibzada Ishaq Zafar (acting)	20 Jul 1991	29 Jul 1991	Pakistan Peoples Party Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International. Pakistan People's Party is the largest political party of Pakistan...
19	Abdul Rashid Abbasi (interim)	29 Jul 1991	12 Aug 1991	-
20	Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan was twice a former Prime Minister and President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. He has been the longest serving Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir....	12 Aug 1991	12 May 1996	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference is a major political party of Azad Kashmir.- History :The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference was founded as a political party in August 1932 in Srinagar...
21	Abdul Rashid Abbasi (interim)	12 May 1996	25 Aug 1996	-
22	Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan also known as Bani-e-Kashmir "Father of Kashmir" and Ghazi-e-Millat, is the founder of Azad Kashmir. Born in Horna Mirah, a village of District Poonch of Kashmir, Sardar Ibrahim obtained his LLB from the University of London in 1943, and began his practice as a...	25 Aug 1996	25 Aug 2001	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference is a major political party of Azad Kashmir.- History :The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference was founded as a political party in August 1932 in Srinagar...
23	Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan Major General Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan, is a career soldier and politician who served as the President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir 25 August 2001 to 23 August 2006...	25 Aug 2001	25 Aug 2006	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference is a major political party of Azad Kashmir.- History :The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference was founded as a political party in August 1932 in Srinagar...
24	Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan is President of the political entity Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. He hails from the Dhamawa village of the area of Kas Gumma in Azad Kashmir...	25 Aug 2006	25 Aug 2011	All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference is a major political party of Azad Kashmir.- History :The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference was founded as a political party in August 1932 in Srinagar...
25	Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan	25 Aug 2011	Present	Pakistan Peoples Party Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International. Pakistan People's Party is the largest political party of Pakistan...

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