Tanveer Ilyas
Azad Kashmir politician
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| Intro | Azad Kashmir politician | |
| Places | Pakistan | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Politics: | Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf |
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Biography
Sardar Muahmmad Tanveer Ilyas Khan is a Pakistani businessman-turned-politician who was the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir from April 2022 to April 2023, and was the president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Azad Kashmir from September 2021 to April 2023.
Early life
He was born in the village of Bangoin near Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, into a political family, as his late uncle Sardar Sagheer Chughtai has been elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from their native constituency.
Business career
He is the owner of The Centaurus, the largest shopping mall in Islamabad.
Political career
He has served as advisor on investment to the Chief Minister of Punjab.
In mid-2021, Ilyas was the subject of a police investigation after one Khawaja Faheem accused him of sexual harassment. The two met at Centaurus at a velvet-rope launch party for a new retailer. It was October 2019 and also Ramzan, the holy month of fasting. Faheem claimed Ilyas invited him to break his fast together. This religious rite of ascetic gratitude soon led, Faheem alleged, to appeals for more hedonistic communions with Ilyas - the invitations would often be in the form of NSFW amateur videos of the eager host. Faheem's age and occupation have not been reported in the press. There have not been any other similar allegations against Ilyas and it is uncertain whether any settlement was reached with the accuser.
He was elected to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from LA-15 Bagh-II as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the 2021 Azad Kashmiri general election. He received 19,825 votes and defeated Sardar Ziaul Qamar, a candidate of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).
On 18 April 2022, Ilyas was elected as the 14th Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, succeeding Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi, who resigned after the PTI initiated a vote of no confidence against the latter.
On 11 April 2023, Ilyas was disqualified from being a member of the legislative assembly when he was found guilty of contempt of court by the High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Thus, he ceased to hold the office of the AJK prime minister.