Farooq Haider Khan

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Farooq Haider
فاروق حیدر
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 July 2016
President	Masood Khan
Preceded by	Chaudhry Abdul Majid
In office 23 October 2009 – 29 July 2010
President	Raja Zulqarnain Khan
Preceded by	Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan
Succeeded by	Attique Ahmed Khan
Leader of the Opposition in Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office 2011–2016
Chairman Public Accounts Committee Azad Jammu and Kashmir
In office 2006–2009
President	Raja Zulqarnain Khan
Prime Minister	Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir
In office 2003–2006
President	Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan
Prime Minister	Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan
In office 2001–2003
President	Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan
Prime Minister	Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan
Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
In office 1991–1996
President	Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan
Prime Minister	Sardar Abdul Qayyum
Senior Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
In office 1985–1990
President	Sardar Abdul Qayyum
Prime Minister	Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan
Minister for Education of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
In office 1985–1990
President	Sardar Abdul Qayyum
Prime Minister	Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan
Member of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2016
In office 2011–2016
In office 2006–2011
In office 1991–1996
In office 1985–1990
Constituency	Muzaffarabad
Personal details
Born	Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Political party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Spouse(s)	Robina Farooq
Alma mater	Government College University Lahore
Website	pmajk.gov.pk

Raja Farooq Haider Khan is a Pakistani politician who is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K). He is a senior member of the Pakistan Muslim League (N).^[1]

Early life[edit]

Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan was born on 14 February 1955. He received his school education from Abbottabad Public School (APS), which is one of the most renowned and historic educational institution in the North West of Pakistan. He completed his intermediate also from Abbottabad Public School. Haider completed his graduation from Government College University, Lahore, which is one of the oldest seats of learning in the Muslim world.

Family[edit]

Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan belongs to a well known political family in AJ&K. He inherited the career from his family.

His father Raja Muhammad Haider Khan led the Muslim Conference being the President of Muslim Conference for two times i.e. in 1960 & 1963.

His mother Mohterma Saeeda Khan holds the honor to be the first female Member of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in the history of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K).

His uncle Raja Muhammad Latif Khan was elected as a Member of AJ&K Legislative Assembly in 1970.

His sister Miss Naureen Haider also remained a Member of AJ& K Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 1996.

Political career[edit]

Raja Farooq Haider Khan started his early political career with Muslim Conference where his father served as a President for two tenures. Haider remained President of Muslim Conference for Muzaffarabad District, Azad Kashmir from 1986 to 1990. From 1989 to 2001, Haider remained Chairman of the Central Parliamentary Board of Muslim Conference AJ&K. He remained General Secretary of the Muslim Conference AJ&K from 1997 until 2001. From 2004 to 2006, he remained Senior Deputy President Muslim Conference AJ&K.

In 1985, he was elected as a Member of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly & held the portfolio of Senior Minister Azad Kashmir and Education Minister.

In 1991, he was again elected as a Member of AJ&K Legislative Assembly & served as the Minister of Azad Kashmir.

From 2001 to 2003, he remained Chairman Prime Minister's Inspection Commission.

From 2003 to 2006, he remained Special Assistant to Prime Minister of AJ&K.

In 2006, he was again elected as a Member of AJ&K Legislative Assembly and held the portfolio of Chairman Public Accounts Committee. In 2009, Haider became the 9th Prime Minister of AJ&K for the first time and served from 23 October 2009 until 29July 2010.

He is the Pakistan Muslim League (N)'s regional president of AJK.

Following the 2016 Azad Kashmiri general election in which PML-N gained a majority bagging 31 seats in the 49 seat Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly and he was also elected as a member of AJ&K Legislative Assembly, Haider was nominated as the Prime Minister of AJK for the second time.^[2]

On 31 July 2016, Haider secured 38 votes to be elected as the Leader of the House. His opponents Pakistan Peoples Party's Chaudhry Mohammad Yasin and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's Deevan Ghulam Mohiuddin who was backed by Muslim Conference got five votes each. The same day, he took the oath of office as the 12th Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.^[3] Sedition case was filed against him in October of 2020.^[4] On 5 October 2020, he was booked in treason case along with key leaders of Pakistan Muslim League (N) including Maryam Nawaz. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Helicopter firing incident[edit]

On 30 September 2018, Haider's helicopter came under fire from the Indian Army when he was travelling to Forward Kahuta was village near the Line of Control. He barely escaped the attack near Abbaspur village while travelling with two AJK ministers and his personal staff officer in the civilian helicopter. According to him, the incident took place at around 12:10 pm PST.^[9][10]

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