Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly آزاد کشمیر ‎‎مجلسِ قانون ساز
10th Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
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
Leader of the House	Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq, PTI since 20 April 2023
Leader of the Opposition	Khawaja Farooq Ahmad, PTI since 11 July 2023
Structure
Seats	53
Political groups	Government (43)   PTI (21) (forward bloc)   PPP (13)   PML(N) (8)   AJKMC (1) Opposition (10)   PTI (9)   JKPP (1)
Elections
Voting system	Mixed member majoritarian: 45 seats elected by FPTP 5 seats for women, 1 seat for technocrats, 1 seat for Ulema, 1 seat for overseas through PR
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, 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.

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

• 2016 Azad Kashmiri general election
• Constituency LA-37 Jammu - 4 (Narowal)
• Government of Azad Kashmir
• List of Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly constituencies
• President of Azad Kashmir
• Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir

References

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

External links

• Official website