Muhammad Tanveer Ilyas Khan

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Muhammad Tanveer Ilyas Khan
سردار محمد تنویر الیاس خان
14th Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir
In office
18 April 2022 – 11 April 2023
PresidentSultan Mehmood Chaudhry
Preceded byAbdul Qayyum Khan Niazi
Succeeded byChaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq
Member of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office
3 August 2021 – 11 April 2023
Succeeded bySardar Ziaul Qamar
ConstituencyLA-15 Bagh-II
President of PTI Azad Kashmir
In office
9 September 2021 – 24 April 2023
ChairmanImran Khan
Preceded bySultan Mehmood Chaudhry
Succeeded byAbdul Qayyum Khan Niazi
President of IPP Azad Kashmir
In office
12 August 2023 – 9 March 2025
PresidentAleem Khan
Personal details
BornAzad Kashmir, Pakistan
CitizenshipPakistan
Political partyPPP (2025-present)
Other political
affiliations		IPP (2023-2025)
PTI (2021-2023)
Residence(s)Rawalakot and Islamabad
ProfessionBusinessman and Politician

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]

Early life

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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

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He is the owner of both The Centaurus, the largest shopping mall in Islamabad,[3] and the Taj Residencia housing project.

Political career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "PTI's Sardar Tanveer Ilyas elected as new AJK premier". The Express Tribune. 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b Mughal, Amiruddin (18 April 2022). "PTI's Sardar Tanveer Ilyas elected as AJK's 14th prime minister". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan Net Worth in 2023, Income Source & Personal Life". tvi.com.pk. 20 April 2022.
  4. ^ "LA-15 Results - AJK 2021 Results - Candidates, Party Position". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  5. ^ "PTI's Sardar Tanveer Ilyas elected new prime minister of AJK". Dawn. 18 April 2022.
  6. ^ "AJK top court disqualifies PM Sardar Tanvir Ilyas". The News International. 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  7. ^ Naqash, Tariq (11 April 2023). "AJK PM Sardar Tanveer Ilyas disqualified by high court for contempt". DAWN.
  8. ^ Awais, Ghulam (2025-03-09). "AJK's former PM Sardar Tanveer 'quits' IPP". ARY NEWS. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  9. ^ Abideen, Zain ul (2023-06-08). "Jahangir Tareen returns to political arena". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  10. ^ "Sardar Tanveer Ilyas appointed as IPP President Azad Kashmir". 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  11. ^ "Former AJK PM Sardar Tanveer Ilyas joins PPP". ARY NEWS. 2025-06-24. Retrieved 2025-07-26.


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