Chaudhary Mohammad Akbar Ibrahim

Chaudhry Mohammad Akbar Ibrahim
چوہدری محمد اكبر ابراہيم
Member of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office
3 August 2021 – 24 August 2026
Succeeded byChoudhary Zeeshan Younas Tanda
ConstituencyLA-38 Jammu and Others-V
In office
25 July 2011 – 30 July 2016
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byChaudhry Javed Akhtar
ConstituencyLA-34 Jammu and Others-V
In office
24 July 2006 – 25 July 2011
Preceded byChaudhry Javed Akhtar
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyLA-34 Jammu and Others-V
Minister for Food, Azad Kashmir
In office
25 June 2023 – 17 October 2025
Prime MinisterChaudhry Anwarul Haq
In office
August 2010 – 25 July 2011
Prime MinisterAttique Ahmed Khan
Advisor for Civil Defense and Disaster Management, Azad Kashmir
In office
26 August 2021 – 14 April 2022
Prime MinisterAbdul Qayyum Khan Niazi
Minister for Trade and Industries, Azad Kashmir
In office
2 August 2011 – 12 April 2016
Prime MinisterChaudhry Abdul Majid
Minister for Rehabilitation, Azad Kashmir
In office
January 2009 – 22 October 2009
Prime MinisterMuhammad Yaqoob Khan
Minister for Tourism, Wildlife, and Environment, Azad Kashmir
In office
7 August 2006 – 6 January 2009
Prime MinisterAttique Ahmed Khan
Personal details
PartyPakistan Muslim League (Q) (2026-present)
Other political
affiliations
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2021-2026)
Independent (2001-2021)

Chaudhry Mohammad Akbar Ibrahim (Urdu: چوہدری محمد اكبر ابراہيم), is a Pakistani politician from Azad Kashmir. He served as a member of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly from July 2006 to July 2011, from July 2011 to July 2016, and from August 2021 to August 2026.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

He also previously served as the Minister for Food from June 2023 to October 2025 and from August 2010 to July 2011, as the Advisor for Civil Defense and Disaster Management from August 2021 to April 2022, as the Minister for Trade and Industries from August 2011 to April 2016, as the Minister for Rehabilitation from January 2009 to October 2009, and as the Minister for Tourism, Wildlife, and Environment from August 2006 to January 2009.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Political career

Ibrahim contested the 2001 Azad Kashmiri general election from LA-34 Jammu and Others-V as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He was supported by Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML(Q)), and was defeated by Chaudhry Javed Akhtar, a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP).[17][3]

He was elected to the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly from LA-34 Jammu and Others-V as an independent candidate in the 2006 Azad Kashmiri general election. He was supported by PML(Q).[2][3]

On 7 August 2006, he was inducted into the cabinet of Prime Minister Attique Ahmed Khan as the Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Environment.[13] He remained in this role until the fall of Ahmed Khan's government on 6 January 2009.[14]

In January 2009, he was inducted into the cabinet of Prime Minister Muhammad Yaqoob Khan as the Minister for Rehabilitation.[18] He remained in this role until the fall of Yaqoob Khan's government on 22 October 2009.[19]

In August 2010, he was inducted into the cabinet of Prime Minister Attique Ahmed Khan as the Minister for Food.[16] He remained in this position until the expiry of the assembly's five-year term on 25 July 2011.[4]

He was re-elected to the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly from LA-34 Jammu and Others-V as an independent candidate in the 2011 Azad Kashmiri general election. He was supported by PML(Q), PPP, and All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (AJKMC).[20] He defeated Chaudhry Javed Akhtar, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[3]

On 2 August 2011, he was inducted into the cabinet of Prime Minister Chaudhry Abdul Majid as the Minister for Trade and Industries.[7] He was removed from the cabinet on 12 April 2016, for seeking to contest the next elections as a candidate of PML(N).[8]

He contested the 2016 Azad Kashmiri general election from LA-34 Jammu and Others-V as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 10,966 votes and was defeated by Chaudhry Javed Akhtar, a candidate of PML(N).[21]

He was re-elected to the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly from LA-38 Jammu and Others-V as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the 2021 Azad Kashmiri general election. He received 12,219 votes and defeated Choudhary Zeeshan Younas Tanda, a candidate of PML(N).[5]

On 26 August 2021, he was inducted into the cabinet of Prime Minister Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi as the Advisor for Civil Defense and Disaster Management.[11] He was removed from the cabinet on 14 April 2022.[22][12]

On 25 June 2023, he was inducted into the cabinet of Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq as the Minister for Food.[9] He resigned from the cabinet on 17 October 2025.[10]

He contested the 2026 Azad Kashmiri general election from LA-38 Jammu and Others-V as a candidate of PML(Q), but was unsuccessful. He received 9,523 votes and was defeated by Choudhary Zeeshan Younas Tanda, a candidate of PML(N).[23][24]

References

  1. ↑ "Atiq elected AJK Prime Minister". Brecorder. 2006-07-25. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  2. 1 2 "Ruling MC secures 20 seats, AJKPP 7: Manipulation of results alleged". Dawn. 2006-07-13. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "PML-N man may contest AJK polls as independent candidate". Dawn. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  4. 1 2 "PPPs Sadiq elected AJK LA Speaker, Shaheen Dy Speaker". The Nation. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  5. 1 2 "AJKLA Results: PTI wins 26 seats; PPP gets 11, PML-N 6". 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  6. ↑ "Newly-elected AJK legislative assembly members take oath". Brecorder. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  7. 1 2 "18 AJK ministers sworn in". Dawn. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  8. 1 2 Naqash, Tariq (2016-04-13). "AJK PM removes cabinet member for seeking PML-N ticket". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  9. 1 2 "27 AJK ministers take oath". The Nation. 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  10. 1 2 Naqash, Tariq (2025-10-17). "Three more ministers quit AJK cabinet, two urge PM to step down". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  11. 1 2 Naqash, Tariq (2021-08-31). "16 members of AJK cabinet allotted portfolios". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  12. 1 2 Naqash, Tariq (2022-04-14). "Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi resigns as AJK PM". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  13. 1 2 "16-member AJK cabinet sworn in". Dawn. 2006-08-08. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  14. 1 2 "No-trust vote topples AJK PM Attique". Dawn. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  15. ↑ "AJK ministers' portfolios announced". Dawn. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  16. 1 2 Naqash, Tariq (2010-08-27). "AJK ministers given portfolios". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  17. ↑ Butt, Waseem Ashraf (2021-06-09). "AJ&K election: PTI's Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin chapters resent ticket to Q-backed man". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  18. ↑ "AJK ministers' portfolios announced". Dawn. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  19. ↑ "Sardar Yaqoob resigns as AJK Prime Minister". Brecorder. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  20. ↑ "Battle for 9 Punjab seats on". The Nation. 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  21. ↑ "Javed Akhtar of PML(N) wins from LA-34 Constituency". 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  22. ↑ "PM AJK removes five ministers from cabinet". Dunya News. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  23. ↑ Butt, Waseem Ashraf (2026-07-01). "12 candidates file papers for LA-38 Jammu". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  24. ↑ "LA-38 Jammu & Others-V Form 26 (2026)". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2026-08-03.


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