Chaudhry also served as the prime minister of AJK from 1996 to 2001. In addition, he was the president of the Pakistan Peoples Party in AJK from 1991 to 2001.
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President and PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari expressed grief over the death while describing the national and political services of the deceased as “invaluable”.
صدرِ مملکت آصف علی زرداری کا صدرآزاد جموں و کشمیر، بیرسٹر سلطان محمود چوہدری کے انتقال پر گہرے رنج و غم کا اظہار۔
صدرِ مملکت نے الّلہ تعالیٰ سے مرحوم کی مغفرت اور جنتِ فردوس میں اعلیٰ مقام کی دعا کی۔
صدرِ مملکت نے مرحوم کی قومی اور سیاسی خدمات کو گرانقدر قرار دیتے ہوئے…
— PPP (@MediaCellPPP) January 31, 2026
Senate Chairman Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani also expressed sorrow over the passing, calling Chaudhry a wise, dignified and principled politician. “Barrister Sultan Mehmood played a key role in highlighting the Kashmir issue effectively on the international stage,” he said.
Gilani added, “His services for AJK will always be remembered. His political struggle remains a guiding light for future generations.”
His official Facebook page had rubbished rumours about his health on January 10 and said he was better than before.
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Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference and Chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Salvation Movement, Altaf Ahmed Bhat, has expressed profound grief over the demise of the Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry.
In a condolence statement issued from Islamabad, Altaf Ahmed Bhat said that the passing of Sardar Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry is a great loss for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He added that the late president remained committed to the Kashmir cause and consistently raised the issue of the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination at both national and international forums.
Barrister Sultan’s political timeline
Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry was born on August 9, 1955 in Chechian, Mirpur, he received his early education in his native village before completing his matriculation from Cantt Public School, Rawalpindi. He graduated from Gordon College, Rawalpindi, and later travelled to the United Kingdom for higher education, earning a prestigious law degree, Bar-at-Law, from Lincoln’s Inn.
Chaudhry returned to Pakistan in 1983 and began his political career. He served as deputy opposition leader in the AJK Legislative Assembly. In 1990, he was nominated for the presidency but missed election by a month due to age eligibility rules. He later served as prime minister of AJK in 1996 and as opposition leader in the legislative assembly in 2001.
A veteran politician, Chaudhry was elected nine times as a member of the assembly from his native Mirpur constituency. Over the years, he held leadership roles in several major political parties, including as President of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, the Liberation League of AJK, the Pakistan Peoples Party in AJK, and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in AJK.
Chaudhry highlighted the plight of Kashmiris at the United Nations, the US State Department, various parliaments, and European institutions. He led demonstrations and rallies in Trafalgar Square in London, in front of the UN office in New York, before the European Union and European Parliament in Brussels, and at the Parliament of Ireland in Dublin. He also led a historic march at the Berlin Wall.
On the diplomatic front, Chaudhry held numerous meetings with ambassadors of European and Islamic countries in Islamabad, briefing them on the situation in occupied Kashmir and Indian atrocities against the Kashmiri people.
He was the only AJK leader to be granted permission to visit Indian Illegal Occupied Kashmir (IIOK), where he addressed the people of Srinagar at the historic Lal Chowk. During this visit, he met key Kashmiri leaders, including Syed Ali Gilani, Syed Shabbir Shah, and Yasn Malik, chairman of the AJK Liberation Front. His visit is considered a milestone in AJK’s political history.