Attique Ahmed Khan

Attique Ahmed Khan (Urdu: سردار عتیق احمد خان; born 21 January 1955) is a Pakistani-Kashmiri politician who had served as the President of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference political party since 2002. He was elected twice as the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir from 24 July 2006 to 6 January 2009, and for a second term from 29 July 2010 to 26 July 2011. He served as the Leader of the opposition from 15 January 2009 to 22 October 2009, and has been elected five times as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. He also had worked in the Supreme Council of the Muslim World League.

Early life and background
Attique Ahmed Khan was born on 21 January 1955, in Pakistan, from the Dhund-Abbasi tribe. He is the son of Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan. Khan obtained his Masters in International Relations and Arabic language from the Islamic University of Madinah in Saudi Arabia.

Khan served as the president of the All Jammu & Kashmir Muslim Conference, a political party from 2003 to 2019. He was re-elected in 2010 succeeding Farooq Haider Khan with an unopposed 39 out of 49 votes from the poll. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Azad Jammu and Kashmir for five times since 1990. From 24 July 2006 to 6 January 2009, Khan was the Prime Minister of the Government of Azad Kashmir. and the Leader of the Opposition from 15 January 2009 to 22 October 2009. He was re-elected for his second term as the Prime Minister on 29 July 2010, which he held until 26 July 2011.

Political career
Khan is a political worker. He first served as the Chairman Youth and Students Wing (1984–1990), and later as the Chief Organizer of the party of All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (AJKMC) (1992–2001). Khan became the founding Chairman of the Pakistan Assembly of Muslim Youth (PAMY).