The following individuals have served as Prime Minister or Chief Minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.[1] Due to its special status under the Indian constitution, prior to 1965, the state selected its own "wazir-e-azam" (prime minister) and "sadr-e-riyasat" (president). However, in 1965, the state constitution was amended, and the offices of prime minister and president were renamed chief minister and governor respectively.[2] These changes went into effect on 30 March 1965 when the ruling prime minister, Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq, was sworn in as the first chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
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| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Hari Singh | 1925 | 1927 |
| 2 | Sir Albion Banerjee | January, 1927 | March, 1929 |
| 3 | G.E.C. Wakefield | 1929 | 1931 |
| 4 | 1933 | ||
| 5 | Elliot James Dowell Colvin | 1933 | 1936 |
| 6 | Sir Barjor J. Dalal | 1936 | 1936 |
| 7 | Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar | 1936 | July, 1943 |
| 8 | Kailas Narain Haksar | July, 1943 | February, 1944 |
| 9 | Sir Benegal Narsing Rau | February, 1944 | 28 June 1945 |
| 10 | Ram Chandra Kak | 28 June 1945 | 11 August 1947 |
| 11 | Janak Singh | 11 August 1947 | 15 October 1947 |
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ram Chandra Kak | ------------ | ------------ | ------------ |
| 2 | Mehr Chand Mahajan | 15 October 1947 | 5 March 1948 | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Sheikh Abdullah | 5 March 1948 | 9 August 1953 | National Conference |
| 4 | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad | 9 August 1953 | 12 October 1963 | National Conference |
| 5 | Khwaja Shamsuddin | 12 October 1963 | 29 February 1964 | National Conference |
| 6 | Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq | 29 February 1964 | 30 March 1965 | Indian National Congress |
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq | 30 March 1965 | 12 December 1971 | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Syed Mir Qasim | 12 December 1971 | 25 February 1975 | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | President's Rule | 26 March 1977 | 9 July 1977 | - |
| 4 | Sheikh Abdullah | 9 July 1977 | 8 September 1982 | National Conference |
| 5 | Farooq Abdullah | 8 September 1982 | 2 July 1984 | National Conference |
| 6 | Ghulam Mohammad Shah | 2 July 1984 | 6 March 1986 | Awami National Conference |
| 7 | President's Rule | 6 March 1986 | 7 November 1986 | - |
| 8 | Farooq Abdullah | 7 November 1986 | 19 January 1990 | National Conference |
| 9 | President's Rule | 19 January 1990 | 9 October 1996 | - |
| 10 | Farooq Abdullah | 9 October 1996 | 18 October 2002 | National Conference |
| 11 | President's Rule | 18 October 2002 | 2 November 2002 | - |
| 12 | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | 2 November 2002 | 2 November 2005 | People's Democratic Party |
| 13 | Ghulam Nabi Azad | 2 November 2005 | 11 July 2008 | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | President's Rule | 11 July 2008 | 5 January 2009 | - |
| 15 | Omar Abdullah | 5 January 2009 | Present | National Conference |
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