President of Azad Kashmir

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President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
صدر آزاد جموں و کشمیر
Seal of the government
State flag of the Azad Kashmir
Incumbent Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry since 25 August 2021
Government of Azad Kashmir
Style	Honourable President (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic) Mr President (informal)
Type	Head of state
Abbreviation	Pres. AJK
Member of	Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Residence	President House, Muzaffarabad
Seat	President Secretariat, Muzaffarabad
Appointer	Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Term length	5 years; renewable
Constituting instrument	Interim Constitution of Azad Kashmir
Precursor	Monarch of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir
Inaugural holder	Sardar Ibrahim Khan (1947–1950)
Formation	24 October 1947; (75 years ago)
Deputy	No fixed position; however held by Speaker of Legislative Assembly in President's absence
Website	www.presidentajk.gov.pk

The President of Azad Kashmir (Urdu: صدرِ آزاد کشمیر, romanized: s̤adr-i Azād Kaṣhmīr lit. 'President of Azad Kashmir', Urdu pronunciation: [s̤ə'dr-e: a:'za:d kə'ʂmi:r]), officially the President of the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, is the constitutional and ceremonial head of state of Azad Kashmir.

The President is elected by the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly for a term of five years, under the provisions of the Azad Jammu & Kashmir (Interim Constitution) Act, 1974.^[1]