Chaudhry Yasir Sultan
Chaudhry Yasir Sultan | |
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چوہدری یاسر سلطان | |
| Member of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 15 November 2021 | |
| Constituency | LA-3 Mirpur-III |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Pakistan People's Party (2025-present) |
Other political affiliations | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2021-2025) |
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Chaudhry Yasir Sultan (Urdu: چوہدری یاسر سلطان) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly since November 2021.[1] He is the son of Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, the 5th Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir and 22nd President of Azad Kashmir.[2]
Political career
Sultan was elected to the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly from LA-3 Mirpur-III as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in an October 2021 by-election. He received 20,142 votes and defeated Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[2]
On 25 April 2022, he was sworn into the cabinet of Prime Minister Tanveer Ilyas Khan as the Minister for Physical Planning and Housing.[3][4] He served in this position until the fall of Khan's government on 11 April 2023.[5]
On 25 June 2023, he was sworn into the cabinet of Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq as the Minister for Physical Planning and Housing.[6][7] He served in this position until the fall of Haq's government on 17 November 2025.[8]
On 26 October 2025, he joined Pakistan People's Party (PPP).[9]
On 19 November 2025, he was sworn into the cabinet of Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore as the Minister for Physical Planning and Housing.[10][11]
He was re-elected to the Assembly from LA-3 Mirpur-III as a candidate of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in the 2026 Azad Kashmiri general election. He received 12,590 votes, while the runner-up, Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed of the PML(N), received 11,081 votes.[12]
References
- ↑ Naqash, Tariq (2021-11-16). "PTI, PPP members take oath as MLAs". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
- 1 2 Naqash, Tariq (2021-10-11). "PTI, PPP win one seat each in AJK by-polls". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
- ↑ "AJK Cabinet sworn in". The Nation. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- ↑ Naqash, Tariq (2022-05-12). "AJK PM allots portfolios to cabinet members". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- ↑ "AJK top court disqualifies PM Sardar Tanvir Ilyas". The News International. 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ↑ "27 AJK ministers take oath". The Nation. 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- ↑ Naqash, Tariq (2023-11-01). "Azad Kashmir PM finally allots portfolios to 29 cabinet members". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- ↑ Naqash, Tariq (17 November 2025). "No-confidence ousts Haq in AJK; PPP's Rathore takes over premiership". Dawn.
- ↑ Naqash, Tariq (2025-10-26). "10 legislators join PPP, significantly increasing likelihood of the party installing its premier in AJK". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- ↑ Naqash, Tariq (2025-11-20). "18-strong AJK cabinet sworn in, two made advisers". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- ↑ Naqash, Tariq (2025-11-21). "Newly formed AJK cabinet assigned portfolios by PM Rathore". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- ↑ LA-3 Mirpur-III Form 27 (2026), 2026-07-27, retrieved 2026-07-29