Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Wazir-e-Azam Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Incumbent Chaudhry Abdul Majid since 26 July 2011
Residence	Muzaffarabad
Appointer	Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Term length	5 years, till the dissolution of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Inaugural holder	Abdul Hamid Khan
Formation	June 1975
Website	pmajk.gov.pk

Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir is the Chief Executive of Azad Kashmir, the role is equivalent of Chief Minister's elsewhere in Pakistan, however due to the semi-autonomous nature of AJK the role is titled as Prime Minister hence symbolizing more independence. The prime minister heads the Council of Ministers, who are members of the Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the PM too is elected by the AJK Legislative Assembly which is directly elected by the people.^[1]^[2]

References

Government of Pakistan

Executive branch	President Prime Minister (Deputy) Cabinet

Legislative branch	Parliament Senate National Assembly Electoral College

Judicial branch	Supreme Court Chief Justice High Courts District Courts

Provincial governments	Balochistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab Sindh

Territorial governments	Gilgit–Baltistan Azad Jammu And Kashmir

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