Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

آزاد کشمیر ‎‎مجلسِ قانون ساز
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
Leadership
Speaker	Chaudhry Latif Akbar, PPP ; since 3 June 2023
Deputy Speaker	Riaz Gujar, SIC ; since 4 August 2021
Prime Minister	Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, IPP ; since 20 April 2023
Leader of the Opposition	Khawaja Farooq Ahmad, SIC ; since 11 July 2023
Structure
Seats	53
Political groups	Government of Azad Kashmir (43) SIC (21); PPP (13); PMLN (8); AJKMC (1); Opposition (10) 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	2021 Azad Kashmiri general election
Next election	TBD
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. 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.^[1]