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Muhammad Tanveer Ilyas Khan
Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (2022-2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sardar Muhammad Tanveer Ilyas Khan is a Pakistani businessman-turned-politician who was the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir of Azad Kashmir from April 2022 to April 2023, and was the president of the PTI Azad Kashmir from September 2021 to April 2023.[1]
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Early life
He was born in the village of Bangoin near Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, into a political family, since his late uncle Sardar Sagheer Chughtai has been elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from their native constituency.[2]
Business career
He is the owner of both The Centaurus, the largest shopping mall in Islamabad,[3] and the Taj Residencia housing project.
Political career
He has served as advisor on investment to the Chief Minister of Punjab.[2]
He was elected to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from LA-15 Bagh-II as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the 2021 Azad Kashmiri general election. He received 19,825 votes and defeated Sardar Ziaul Qamar, a candidate of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).[4]
On 18 April 2022, Ilyas was elected as the 14th Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, succeeding Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi, who resigned after the PTI initiated a vote of no confidence against the latter.[5]
On 11 April 2023, Ilyas was disqualified from being a member of the legislative assembly when he was found guilty of contempt of court by the High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Thus, he ceased to hold the office of the AJK prime minister.[6][7]
He was one of the founding members of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) when it was launched on 8 June 2023, and was appointed as the president of its AJK chapter on 13 August 2023. He quit the IPP on 9 March 2025.[8][9][10]
He joined the PPP on 24 June 2025.[11]
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