Haji Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan took oath as 22nd President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) at a ceremony at the premises of AJK Legislative Assembly here on Thursday. Chief Justice of AJK Supreme Court Justice Azam Khan administered the oath.
The ceremony was attended by Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Syed Mehdi Shah, AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Abdul Majeed, ministers, judges, government functionaries, politicians and other notables.
Former AJK Prime Minister Sardar Attique, opposition leader Raja Farooq Haider, outgoing President Raja Zulqarnain, members of the Kashmir Council and Legislative Assembly were also present on the occasion. Sardar Yaqoob Khan is the third politician of AJK who has got the distinction of being the Prime Minister and President of the state after Sardar Abdul Qayoom Khan and Sardar Sikander Hayayt Khan. After taking oath, Sardar Yaqoob, while addressing the ceremony said that his prime responsibility would be to guide the government in ensuring better governance and well-being of the masses.