List of Prime and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir
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The following individuals have served as Prime Minister
or Chief Minister
of the state of Jammu and Kashmir
. Due to its special status under the Indian constitution
, prior to 1965, the state selected its own "wazir-e-azam" (prime minister) and "sadr-e-riyasat" (president). However, in 1965, the state constitution was amended, and the offices of prime minister and president were renamed chief minister and governor respectively. These changes went into effect on 30 March 1965 when the ruling prime minister, Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq
, was sworn in as the first chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
or Chief Minister
Chief Minister
A Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
of the state of Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...
. Due to its special status under the Indian constitution
Constitution of India
The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles, establishes the structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions, and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles, and the duties of citizens...
, prior to 1965, the state selected its own "wazir-e-azam" (prime minister) and "sadr-e-riyasat" (president). However, in 1965, the state constitution was amended, and the offices of prime minister and president were renamed chief minister and governor respectively. These changes went into effect on 30 March 1965 when the ruling prime minister, Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq
Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq
Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq was the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 1964 to 1965, when the position was abolished. He then served as Chief Minister from 1965-71....
, was sworn in as the first chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Prime Ministers of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Hari Singh Hari Singh Maharaja Hari Singh was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in India.He was married four times... |
1925 | 1927 |
| 2 | Sir Albion Banerjee | January, 1927 | March, 1929 |
| 3 | G.E.C. Wakefield | 1929 | 1931 |
| 4 | 1933 | ||
| 5 | Elliot James Dowell Colvin | 1933 | 1936 |
| 6 | Sir Barjor J. Dalal | 1936 | 1936 |
| 7 | Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar | 1936 | July, 1943 |
| 8 | Kailas Narain Haksar | July, 1943 | February, 1944 |
| 9 | Sir Benegal Narsing Rau | February, 1944 | 28 June 1945 |
| 10 | Ram Chandra Kak Ram Chandra Kak Ram Chandra Kak was Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir during 1945–47. He was also a pioneering archaeologist who excavated the leading sites of antiquities in Kashmir and wrote the definitive text on them.... |
28 June 1945 | 11 August 1947 |
| 11 | Janak Singh Janak Singh Major General Janak Singh CIE, OBI, hailed from Village Khaira,District Kangra in the present day State of Himachal Pradesh in India.He was Army Minister and later Revenue minister in the government of Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir State... |
11 August 1947 | 15 October 1947 |
Prime Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.C. Kak | ------------ | ------------ | ------------ |
| 2 | Mehr Chand Mahajan Mehr Chand Mahajan Mehr Chand Mahajan was the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India. Prior to that he was the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir during the reign of Maharaja Hari Singh and played a key role in the accession of J&K to India... |
15 October 1947 | 5 March 1948 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 3 | Sheikh Abdullah | 5 March 1948 | 9 August 1953 | National Conference |
| 4 | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed ruled the State of Jammu and Kashmir as Prime Minister for eleven years from 1953 to 1964.Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed was educated at C.M.S Tyndale Biscoe School. He started his career as a school teacher in far flung areas of Jammu and Kashmir like Skardu and Leh and later... |
9 August 1953 | 12 October 1963 | National Conference |
| 5 | Khwaja Shamsuddin | 12 October 1963 | 29 February 1964 | National Conference |
| 6 | Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq was the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 1964 to 1965, when the position was abolished. He then served as Chief Minister from 1965-71.... |
29 February 1964 | 30 March 1965 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq was the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 1964 to 1965, when the position was abolished. He then served as Chief Minister from 1965-71.... |
30 March 1965 | 12 December 1971 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 2 | Syed Mir Qasim | 12 December 1971 | 25 February 1975 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 3 | President's Rule President's rule President's rule is the term used in India when a state legislature is dissolved or suspended and the state is placed under direct federal rule... |
26 March 1977 | 9 July 1977 | - |
| 4 | Sheikh Abdullah | 9 July 1977 | 8 September 1982 | National Conference |
| 5 | Farooq Abdullah Farooq Abdullah Farooq Abdullah , born 21 October 1937 in Soura, Jammu & Kashmir, India), is the son of Sheikh Abdullah, is a doctor of medicine and has served as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982. He is married to Molly, a nurse of British origin... |
8 September 1982 | 2 July 1984 | National Conference |
| 6 | Ghulam Mohammad Shah Ghulam Mohammad Shah Ghulam Mohammad Shah or G.M. Shah was an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2 July 1984 to 6 March 1986. He succeeded his brother-in-law Farooq Abdullah... |
2 July 1984 | 6 March 1986 | Awami National Conference |
| 7 | President's Rule President's rule President's rule is the term used in India when a state legislature is dissolved or suspended and the state is placed under direct federal rule... |
6 March 1986 | 7 November 1986 | - |
| 8 | Farooq Abdullah Farooq Abdullah Farooq Abdullah , born 21 October 1937 in Soura, Jammu & Kashmir, India), is the son of Sheikh Abdullah, is a doctor of medicine and has served as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982. He is married to Molly, a nurse of British origin... |
7 November 1986 | 19 January 1990 | National Conference |
| 9 | President's Rule President's rule President's rule is the term used in India when a state legislature is dissolved or suspended and the state is placed under direct federal rule... |
19 January 1990 | 9 October 1996 | - |
| 10 | Farooq Abdullah Farooq Abdullah Farooq Abdullah , born 21 October 1937 in Soura, Jammu & Kashmir, India), is the son of Sheikh Abdullah, is a doctor of medicine and has served as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982. He is married to Molly, a nurse of British origin... |
9 October 1996 | 18 October 2002 | National Conference |
| 11 | President's Rule President's rule President's rule is the term used in India when a state legislature is dissolved or suspended and the state is placed under direct federal rule... |
18 October 2002 | 2 November 2002 | - |
| 12 | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | 2 November 2002 | 2 November 2005 | People's Democratic Party Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party The Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party is a state political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It was founded in 1999 by the former Union Home Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, and captured power in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in October 2002 assembly elections. Since 2004 it has one... |
| 13 | Ghulam Nabi Azad Ghulam Nabi Azad Ghulam Nabi Azad is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress and the current Minister of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India.... |
2 November 2005 | 11 July 2008 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 14 | President's Rule President's rule President's rule is the term used in India when a state legislature is dissolved or suspended and the state is placed under direct federal rule... |
11 July 2008 | 5 January 2009 | - |
| 15 | Omar Abdullah Omar Abdullah Omar Abdullah , born 10 March 1970 in United Kingdom, is an Indian Kashmiri politician and the scion of Kashmir's 'first family', the Abdullah family who became the 11th and the youngest Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir after forming a government in coalition with the Congress party, on... |
5 January 2009 | Present | National Conference |
See also
- Jammu and KashmirJammu and KashmirJammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...
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