| Agency Name: | Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council / Senate of Azad Kashmir |
| Nativename A: | ایوانِ بالا / آزاد جموں و کشمیر کونسل |
| Picture Width: | 150px |
| Formed: | 1974 |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of AJK |
| Headquarters: | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Chief1 Name: | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Chief1 Position: | Chairman |
| Chief2 Name: | Sultan Mehmood |
| Chief2 Position: | Vice chairman |
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council or Senate of Azad Kashmir / Upper House AJ&K Assembly (Urdu:) is a Special Institution / Autonomous body of the Law, Justice, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights Department of AJ&K. This house serves as a bridge between government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Government of Pakistan it was transferred to the AJ&K Government under AJ&K Interim Constitution, 1974 in 2018 via Article 51-A https://www.facebook.com/AJKCouncilSect
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council is chaired by the Prime Minister of Pakistan[1] and has a total of 14 members as per the 1974 Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. As the AJK Council works under the federal government of Pakistan, it serves as a bridge between the Government of Pakistan and the Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council was constituted under the Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir 1974 in August 1974.[2] Regarding the areas and subjects listed in sub-Article (3) of Article 31 of the interim constitution of AJK 1974, and the obligations placed on the Government of Pakistan by the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) resolutions, the Council shall serve as an advising body.Now the AJ&K Council is Special Institution / Autonomous body of the Law, Justice, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights Department of AJ&K.Transferred to the AJ&K Govt. under AJ&K Interim Constitution, 1974 in 2018 vide Article 51-A https://www.facebook.com/AJKCouncilSect
According the AJK interim constitution, the council will be consisting of;[3]
The qualifications of the members of the AJK council will be based on the following;[4]
The disqualification of the members of the AJK council will be based on the following;[5]
An elected official of the AJK council has a five-year term that begins on the day they take office, with the exception that an elected member shall, upon the conclusion of his tenure, continue in office until his replacement approaches his office.
| 1 | Shehbaz Sharif | 4 March 2024 | Incumbent | Chairman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sultan Mehmood | 25 August 2021 | Incumbent | Vice chairman | ||
| 3 | Chaudhary Anwar | 20 April 2023 | Incumbent | Member | ||
| 4 | Amir Muqam | 11 March 2024 | Incumbent | Member | ||
| 5 | Mohammad Younis Mir | Member | ||||
| 6 | Sardar Abdul Razzaq Khan | Member | ||||
| 7 | Shujja Khurshid Rathore | Member | ||||
| 8 | Khawaja Tariq Saeed | Member | ||||
| 9 | Muhammad Hanif Malik | Member | ||||
| 10 | Sardar Muhammad Adnan sayyab Khalid | Member |