# List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir

The chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir is the title given to the head of government of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is the union territory's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the lieutenant governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The lieutenant governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly.
The post was established after the 6th amendment to the state's constitution (effective 6 June 1965) abolished the title of Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Subsequently, the then prime minister, Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq, was sworn in as the first chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. The State of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated and reorganised as a union territory on 31 October 2019.
The office of the chief minister became vacant on 20 June 2018. Until 19 December 2018, the state was under governor's rule, and then under president's rule until 30 October 2019. After the state was reorganised into a union territory in October 2019, the president's rule was discharged via the lieutenant governor. The lieutenant governor served as the head of government of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir until a new chief minister was in place following the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election.

## Prime ministers (Jammu & Kashmir)

| # | Name | Took office | Left office |
| 1 | Raja Sir Daljit Singh | 1917 | 1921 |
| 2 | Raja Hari Singh | 1925 | 1927 |
| 3 | Sir Albion Banerjee | January 1927 | March 1929 |
| 4 | G. E. C. Wakefield | 1929 | 1931 |
| 5 | Hari Krishan Kaul | 1931 | 1932 |
| 6 | Elliot James Dowell Colvin | 1932 | 1936 |
| 7 | Sir Barjor J. Dalal | 1936 | 1936 |
| 8 | Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar | 1937 | July 1943 |
| 9 | Kailash Narain Haksar | July 1943 | February 1944 |
| 10 | Sir B. N. Rau | February 1944 | 28 June 1945 |
| 11 | Ram Chandra Kak | 28 June 1945 | 11 August 1947 |
| 12 | Janak Singh | 11 August 1947 | 15 October 1947 |
| 13 | Mehr Chand Mahajan | 15 October 1947 | 5 March 1948 |
| 14 | Sheikh Abdullah | 5 March 1948 | 31 October 1951 |

## Prime ministers of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (1947–1965)

Colour key for parties
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Assembly | Appointer | Party | Party |
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | From | To | Days in office | Assembly | Appointer | Party | Party |
| 1 | | Mehr Chand Mahajan | – | 15 October 1947 | 5 March 1948 | 142 days | Interim Government | Hari Singh (Maharaja) | Independent | |
| 2 | | Sheikh Abdullah | – | 5 March 1948 | 31 October 1951 | 5 years, 157 days | Interim Government | Hari Singh (Maharaja) | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 2 | | Sheikh Abdullah | – | 31 October 1951 | 9 August 1953 | 5 years, 157 days | 1st (1951 election) | Hari Singh (Maharaja) | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 3 | | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad | Safa Kadal | 9 August 1953 | 25 March 1957 | 10 years, 125 days | 1st (1951 election) | Karan Singh (Sadr-e-Riyasat) | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 3 | | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad | Safa Kadal | 25 March 1957 | 18 February 1962 | 10 years, 125 days | 2nd (1957 election) | Karan Singh (Sadr-e-Riyasat) | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 3 | | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad | Safa Kadal | 18 February 1962 | 12 October 1963 | 10 years, 125 days | 3rd (1962 election) | Karan Singh (Sadr-e-Riyasat) | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 4 | | Khwaja Shamsuddin | Anantnag | 12 October 1963 | 29 February 1964 | 140 days | 3rd (1962 election) | Karan Singh (Sadr-e-Riyasat) | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 5 | | Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq | Tankipura | 29 February 1964 | 30 March 1965 | 1 year, 30 days | 3rd (1962 election) | Karan Singh (Sadr-e-Riyasat) | Indian National Congress | |

## Chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir (1965–present)

| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Assembly | Party | Party |
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | From | To | Days in office | Assembly | Party | Party |
| 1 | | Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq | Tankipura | 30 March 1965 | 21 February 1967 | 6 years, 257 days | 3rd (1962 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| 1 | | Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq | Amira Kadal | 21 February 1967 | 12 December 1971 | 6 years, 257 days | 4th (1967 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| 2 | | Syed Mir Qasim | Verinag | 12 December 1971 | 17 June 1972 | 3 years, 75 days | 4th (1967 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| 2 | | Syed Mir Qasim | Verinag | 17 June 1972 | 25 February 1975 | 3 years, 75 days | 5th (1972 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| 3 | | Sheikh Abdullah | MLC | 25 February 1975 | 26 March 1977 | 2 years, 29 days | 5th (1972 election) | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| – | | Vacant (Governor's rule) | N/A | 26 March 1977 | 9 July 1977 | 105 days | Dissolved | N/A | N/A |
| (3) | | Sheikh Abdullah | Ganderbal | 9 July 1977 | 8 September 1982 | 5 years, 61 days | 6th (1977 election) | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 4 | | Farooq Abdullah | Ganderbal | 8 September 1982 | 24 November 1983 | 1 year, 298 days | 6th (1977 election) | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 4 | | Farooq Abdullah | Ganderbal | 24 November 1983 | 2 July 1984 | 1 year, 298 days | 7th (1983 election) | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 5 | | Ghulam Mohammad Shah | MLC | 2 July 1984 | 6 March 1986 | 1 year, 247 days | 7th (1983 election) | Awami National Conference | |
| – | | Vacant (Governor's rule) | N/A | 6 March 1986 | 5 September 1986 | 183 days | 7th (1983 election) | N/A | N/A |
| – | | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 6 September 1986 | 7 November 1986 | 62 days | 7th (1983 election) | N/A | N/A |
| (4) | | Farooq Abdullah | Ganderbal | 7 November 1986 | 23 March 1987 | 3 years, 73 days | 7th (1983 election) | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| (4) | | Farooq Abdullah | Ganderbal | 23 March 1987 | 19 January 1990 | 3 years, 73 days | 8th (1987 election) | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| – | | Vacant (Governor's rule) | N/A | 19 January 1990 | 18 July 1990 | 180 days | Dissolved | N/A | N/A |
| – | | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 19 July 1990 | 9 October 1996 | 6 years, 82 days | Dissolved | N/A | N/A |
| (4) | | Farooq Abdullah | Ganderbal | 9 October 1996 | 18 October 2002 | 6 years, 9 days | 9th (1996 election) | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| - | | Vacant (Governor's rule) | N/A | 18 October 2002 | 2 November 2002 | 15 days | 10th (2002 election) | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | Pahalgam | 2 November 2002 | 2 November 2005 | 3 years, 0 days | 10th (2002 election) | Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party | |
| 7 | | Ghulam Nabi Azad | Bhaderwah | 2 November 2005 | 11 July 2008 | 2 years, 252 days | 10th (2002 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| – | | Vacant (Governor's rule) | N/A | 11 July 2008 | 5 January 2009 | 178 days | Dissolved | N/A | N/A |
| 8 | | Omar Abdullah | Ganderbal | 5 January 2009 | 8 January 2015 | 6 years, 3 days | 11th (2008 election) | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| – | | Vacant (Governor's rule) | N/A | 8 January 2015 | 1 March 2015 | 52 days | 12th (2014 election) | N/A | N/A |
| (6) | | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | Anantnag | 1 March 2015 | 7 January 2016 | 312 days | 12th (2014 election) | Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party | |
| – | | Vacant (Governor's rule) | N/A | 7 January 2016 | 4 April 2016 | 88 days | 12th (2014 election) | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | | Mehbooba Mufti | Anantnag | 4 April 2016 | 20 June 2018 | 2 years, 77 days | 12th (2014 election) | Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party | |
| – | | Vacant (Governor's rule) | N/A | 20 June 2018 | 19 December 2018 | 182 days | Dissolved | N/A | N/A |
| – | | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 20 December 2018 | 30 October 2019 | 314 days | Dissolved | N/A | N/A |
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| – | | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 31 October 2019 | 14 October 2024 | 4 years, 349 days | Dissolved | N/A | N/A |
| (8) | | Omar Abdullah | Ganderbal | 16 October 2024 | Incumbent | 154 days | 13th (2024 election) | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |

## Statistics
### Prime Minister/Chief Minister of State/Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir

| # | Prime/Chief Minister | Party | Party | No. of terms | Term of office | Term of office |
| # | Prime/Chief Minister | Party | Party | No. of terms | Longest continuous term | Total duration of prime/chief ministership |
| 1 | Sheikh Abdullah | | JKNC | 4 | 5 years, 157 days | 12 years, 247 days |
| 2 | Farooq Abdullah | | JKNC | 5 | 6 years, 9 days | 11 years, 15 days |
| 3 | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad | | JKNC | 3 | 10 years, 125 days | 10 years, 125 days |
| 4 | Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq | | INC | 3 | 6 years, 257 days | 7 years, 287 days |
| 5 | Omar Abdullah* | | JKNC | 2* | 6 years, 3 days* | 6 years, 156 days* |
| 6 | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | | JKPDP | 2 | 3 years, 0 days | 3 years, 312 days |
| 7 | Syed Mir Qasim | | INC | 2 | 3 years, 75 days | 3 years, 75 days |
| 8 | Ghulam Nabi Azad | | INC | 1 | 2 years, 252 days | 2 years, 252 days |
| 9 | Mehbooba Mufti | | JKPDP | 1 | 2 years, 77 days | 2 years, 77 days |
| 10 | Ghulam Mohammad Shah | | JKANC | 1 | 1 year, 247 days | 1 year, 247 days |
| 11 | Mehr Chand Mahajan | | IND | 1 | 142 days | 142 days |
| 12 | Khwaja Shamsuddin | | JKNC | 1 | 140 days | 140 days |
| – | President's rule / Governor's rule | | N/A | 12 | 6 years, 82 days | 14 years, 330 days |