PML-N’s Dr. Najeeb Naqi Elected 25th President of Azad Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) nominee Dr. Najeeb Naqi has been elected as the 25th President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
A session of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was held to elect the new president, with 45 members participating in the voting process.
Polling continued until 1 p.m., after which Dr. Najeeb Naqi was declared successful. He secured 32 votes, including 31 votes from PML-N members and one vote from a member of the Dost-o-Bazo Party.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Chaudhry Latif Akbar, who contested against Dr. Najeeb Naqi, received 13 votes, while one assembly member remained absent.
Dr. Najeeb Naqi belongs to the Sadhnoti-Palundri constituency of Poonch Division. He previously served as AJK health minister from 2006 to 2011 and again held the health portfolio during the PML-N government from 2016 to 2021.
