Sheikh Manzar Masaud

Sheikh Manzar Masood was an Azad Kashmiri politician who served as President of Azad Kashmir.[1] Mr. Masood was the founder speaker of AJK assembly.[2] He remained a speaker of AJK assembly for a term of five years. He became the president of AJK in April 1975 for a shorter period (16 April to 5 June). Later on he became the advisor of Parliamentary affairs to the then-prime minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto . He served as an advisor for two years until the military coup in Pakistan. He was arrested in 1977 by Pakistan Army. He remained a member of assembly for four terms and his wife remained member of assembly and advisor to the Government for three terms. His son Dr Ahsan Masud is actively involved in politics. He is serving the community for the last fifteen years and remained advisor to the prime minister Chaudhry Abdul majeed. Now a days Dr.Ahsan Masud is secretory General of Peoples party AJK Punjab.

Sheikh Manzar Masood
Interim President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
In office
16 April 1975 – 5 June 1975
Preceded bySardar Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan
Succeeded bySardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan

References
  1. Taseer, C. Bilqees (1986). The Kashmir of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah. Ferozsons. p. 320.
  2. http://www.ajkassembly.gok.pk/former_speaker.htm
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