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{{Short description|Leader of the executive branch of Government of Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox political post
| post = Chief Minister
| body = Jammu and Kashmir
| insignia = Government of Jammu and Kashmir.svg
| insigniasize = 180px
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Jammu and Kashmir]]
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flagsize = 100px
| flagborder = yes
| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| image = Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| incumbent = [[Omar Abdullah]]
| incumbentsince = 16 October 2024<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/omar-abdullah-jammu-and-kashmir-cm-cabinet-ministers-9622879/ | title=As Omar takes oath as J&K CM, here are the ministers in his Cabinet | date=16 October 2024 }}</ref>
| department = {{ubl|[[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister's Office]]|[[Government of Jammu and Kashmir]]}}
| style = {{ubl|'''Mahoday'''/'''Mahodaya''': ({{small|in India}})|[[The Honourable]] {{small|(formal)}}|[[Mister|Mr. Chief Minister]] {{small|(informal)}}}}
| type = [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir|Head of government]]
| status = Leader of the Executive
| residence = 40, Gupkar Road, [[Srinagar]]
| seat = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Civil Secretariat, Old Heritage City, Srinagar]]
| reports_to = * [[Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]
| appointer = [[Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]
| appointer_qualified = by [[Political convention|convention]] based on appointees ability to command [[confidence]] in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]
| inaugural = [[Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq]]
| formation = {{Start date and age|1965|03|30|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| abbreviation = CMoJK
| member_of = {{ubl|[[Second Omar Abdullah ministry|State Cabinet]]|[[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]}}
| termlength = At the confidence of the assembly
| termlength_qualified = Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no [[term limit]]s.
| nominator = MLAs of the majority party or alliance
| deputy = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]]
| salary = {{ubl|{{INRConvert|140000}}/monthly|
{{INRConvert|1680000}}/annually}}
| website = [https://jk.gov.in/jammukashmir/ Official website]
| native_name = جموں و کشمیر کے وزیر اعلیٰ जम्मू और कश्मीर के मुख्यमंत्री
}}

The '''chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir''' is the [[head of government]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. As per the [[Constitution of India]], the [[List of lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir|lieutenant governor]] is the union territory's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the [[Chief minister (India)|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 of Jammu and Kashmir|government]]. The lieutenant governor appoints the chief minister, whose [[Cabinet (government)|council of ministers]] are [[Cabinet collective responsibility|collectively responsible]] to the assembly.Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.<ref>https://apuat21.cgg.gov.in/web/legislative-assembly/leader-of-the-house</ref>

The post was established after the 6th amendment to the [[Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir|state's constitution]] (effective 6 June 1965) abolished the title of '''Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir'''.<ref>{{cite web|title=A J&K Primer: From Myth to Reality {{!}} Centre for Policy Research|url=https://www.cprindia.org/research/papers/jk-primer-myth-reality|website=www.cprindia.org|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/From-1965-to-2009-Omar-is-the-8th-CM/Article1-363421.aspx |title=From 1965 to 2009, Om Prakash is the eighth chief minister |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=5 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629220007/https://www.hindustantimes.com/From-1965-to-2009-Omar-is-the-8th-CM/Article1-363421.aspx |archive-date=29 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chronicle of Important events/date in J&K's political history|url=http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/basicfacts/politics/political_history.html|website=www.jammu-kashmir.com|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> Subsequently, the then prime minister, [[Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq]], was sworn in as the first chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. The [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|State of Jammu and Kashmir]] was bifurcated and [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019|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 (India)|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]].

== Oath as the state chief minister ==
The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the Deputy chief minister of state:
{{Blockquote|text= I, <Name of Chief Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of () and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.|sign=|source=}}Oath of Secrecy
"I, [Name], do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of [Name of State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister.1. Oath of Office (Ohde Ka Halaf)
Text:
"Main, [Aap ka Naam], khuda ke naam par halaf uthata hoon / iqrar karta hoon ke main qanoon ke mutabiq qayam-shuda Bharat ke Aaeen (Constitution) par sacha aqeeda aur wafadari rakhunga,
Ke main Bharat ki khud-mukhtari (sovereignty) aur ikhtiyar-e-aala (integrity) ko barqarar rakhunga,
Ke main [Riyasat ka Naam] ke Waziri-e-Aala (Chief Minister) ke taur par apne faraiz (duties) ko wafadari aur poori dyanatdari se anjam doonga,
Aur main baghair kisi khauf ya tarafdari, dosti ya dushmani ke, sabhi tarah ke logon ke sath Aaeen aur qanoon ke mutabiq insaf karoonga."
2. Oath of Secrecy (Raazdari Ka Halaf)
Text:
"Main, [Aap ka Naam], khuda ke naam par halaf uthata hoon / iqrar karta hoon ke jo koi bhi mamla [Riyasat ka Naam] ke Waziri-e-Aala (Chief Minister) ke taur par mere samne laya jayega ya mujhe maloom hoga,
Use main kisi bhi shakhs ya ashkhash (persons) ko, us waqt ke siwaye jab ke aise Waziri-e-Aala ke taur par apne faraiz ki dharstgi (discharge) ke liye aisa karna zaroori ho, bil-wasta (directly) ya bila-wasta (indirectly) zahir ya bayaan nahi karoonga."

==Predecessors==
=== Prime ministers of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir (1917–1947) ===
{| class="wikitable"
! #
! Name
! Took office
! Left office
|-
| 1
| [[Daljit Singh (politician, born 1882)|Raja Sir Daljit Singh]]
| 1917
| 1921
|-
| 2
| Raja [[Hari Singh]]
| 1925
| 1927
|-
| 3
| [[Albion Rajkumar Banerjee|Sir Albion Banerjee]]
| January 1927
| March 1929
|-
| 4
| [[G. E. C. Wakefield]]
| 1929
| 1931
|-
| 5
| [[Hari Krishan Kaul]]<ref name=Copland>{{citation |last=Copland |first=Ian |title=Islam and Political Mobilization in Kashmir, 1931–34 |journal=Pacific Affairs |volume=54 |number=2 |date=1981 |pages=228–259 |doi=10.2307/2757363 |jstor=2757363}}</ref>
| 1931
| 1932
|-
| 6
| [[Elliot James Dowell Colvin]]<ref name=Copland/>
| 1932
| 1936
|-
| 7
| [[Barjor Jamshedjee Dalal|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
| 27 October 1947
|}

===Prime ministers of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (1947–1965)===
'''Colour key for parties'''
{{legend|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}|[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|National Conference]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|Grey|Independent|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- align="center"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | #{{efn|A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Portrait
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Name
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Constituency
! colspan="3" scope="col" | Tenure<ref name="list">[http://jkgad.nic.in/PDF/cmarchive.PDF Prime Ministers and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir since 1947]. General Administration Department, [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir]]. Retrieved on 29 April 2014.</ref>
! rowspan="2" |Assembly
! rowspan="2" |Appointer
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" scope="col" | Party{{efn|name=party|This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.}}
|-
!From
!To
!Days in office
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| 1
| [[File:Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan.jpg|100x100px]]
| [[Mehr Chand Mahajan]]
| {{dash}}
| 27 October 1947
| 30 October 1947
| {{age in years and days|1947|10|27|1947|10|30}}
| rowspan="2" |Interim
Government
| rowspan="3" |[[Hari Singh]]
(Maharaja)
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: Grey" |
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| rowspan="2" |2
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Sheikh Abdullah 1988 stamp of India.jpg|108x108px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Sheikh Abdullah]]
| rowspan="2" |{{dash}}
| 30 October 1947
| 31 October 1951
| rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|1947|10|30|1953|8|9}}
| rowspan="6" | [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|National Conference]]
| width="4px" rowspan="6" style="background-color: {{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}" |

|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| 31 October 1951
| 9 August 1953
| rowspan="2" |1st
{{small|([[1951 Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly election|1951 election]])}}

|- align="center" style="height:60px;"
| rowspan="3" |3
| rowspan="3" |
| rowspan="3" |[[Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad]]
| rowspan="3" |Safa Kadal
| 9 August 1953
| 25 March 1957
| rowspan="3" | {{age in years and days|1953|8|9|1963|12|12}}
| rowspan="5" |[[Karan Singh]]
(Sadr-e-Riyasat)
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| 25 March 1957
| 18 February 1962
|2nd
{{small|([[1957 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1957 election]])}}

|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| 18 February 1962
| 12 October 1963
| rowspan="3" |3rd
{{small|([[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1962 election]])}}

|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| 4
||
| [[Khwaja Shamsuddin]]
| Anantnag
| 12 October 1963
| 29 February 1964
| {{age in years and days|1963|10|12|1964|2|29}}

|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| 5
| [[File:Gulam Mohammad Sadiq.png|94x94px]]
| [[Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq]]
| Tankipura
| 29 February 1964
| 30 March 1965
| {{age in years and days|1964|2|29|1965|3|30}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|}

== Chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir (1965–present) ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" |#{{efn|A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |[[List of constituencies of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Constituency]]
! colspan="3" |Tenure<ref name="list" />
! rowspan="2" |Assembly
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party{{efn|name=party2|This columnister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.}}
|-
!From
!To
!Days in office
|-
| colspan="10" style="background:#d8ecff;" | '''State of Jammu and Kashmir (1965–2019)'''
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| rowspan="2" |1
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Gulam Mohammad Sadiq.png|94x94px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq]]
| [[Tankipora Assembly constituency|Tankipora]]
| 30 March 1965
| 21 February 1967
| rowspan="2" | {{Ayd|30 march 1965|12 december 1971}}
|3rd
{{small|([[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1962 election]])}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="4" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| [[Amira Kadal Assembly constituency|Amira Kadal]]
| 21 February 1967
| 12 December 1971
| rowspan="2" |4th
{{small|([[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1967 election]])}}
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| rowspan="2" |2
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Syed Mir Qasim]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Verinag Assembly constituency|Verinag]]
| 12 December 1971
| 17 June 1972
| rowspan="2" | {{Ayd|12 december 1971|25 february 1975}}
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| 17 June 1972
| 25 February 1975
| rowspan="2" |5th
{{small|([[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972 election]])}}
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| 3
| [[File:Sheikh Abdullah 1988 stamp of India.jpg|108x108px]]
| [[Sheikh Abdullah]]
| [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council|MLC]]
| 25 February 1975
| 26 March 1977
| {{Ayd|25 february 1975|26 march 1977}}
|[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|National Conference]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}" |
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| style="background:silver;" | –
| style="background:silver;" | [[File:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir color.png|85x85px]]
| style="background:silver;" | ''Vacant'' ([[Governor's rule]])
| style="background:silver;" | N/A
| style="background:silver;" | 26 March 1977
| style="background:silver;" | 9 July 1977
| style="background:silver;" | {{age in years and days|1977|3|26|1977|7|9}}
| style="background:silver;" |''Dissolved''
| colspan="2" style="background:silver;" | N/A
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| (3)
| [[File:Sheikh Abdullah 1988 stamp of India.jpg|108x108px]]
| [[Sheikh Abdullah]]
| [[Ganderbal Assembly constituency|Ganderbal]]
| 9 July 1977
| 8 September 1982
| {{age in years and days|1977|7|9|1982|9|8}}
| rowspan="2" |6th
{{small|([[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977 election]])}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|National Conference]]
| width="4px" rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}" |
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| rowspan="2" |4
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Farooq Abdullah with Greg Barker (cropped).jpg|90x90px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Farooq Abdullah]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ganderbal Assembly constituency|Ganderbal]]
| 8 September 1982
| 24 November 1983
| rowspan="2" | {{Ayd|8 september 1982|2 july 1984}}
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| 24 November 1983
| 2 July 1984
| rowspan="5" |7th
{{small|([[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1983 election]])}}
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| 5
|
| [[Ghulam Mohammad Shah]]
| [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council|MLC]]
| 2 July 1984
| 6 March 1986
| {{age in years and days|1984|7|2|1986|3|6}}
|[[Awami National Conference]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: pink" |
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| style="background:silver;" | –
| style="background:silver;" | [[File:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir color.png|85x85px]]
| style="background:silver;" | ''Vacant'' ([[Governor's rule]])
| style="background:silver;" | N/A
| style="background:silver;" | 6 March 1986
| style="background:silver;" | 5 September 1986
| style="background:silver;" | {{age in years and days|1986|3|6|1986|9|5}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:silver;" |N/A
|- align=center style="height: 60px;" |7
| style="background:silver;" | –
| style="background:silver;" | [[File:Emblem of India.svg|120x120px]]
| style="background:silver;" | ''Vacant'' ([[President's rule]])
| style="background:silver;" | N/A
| style="background:silver;" | 6 September 1986
| style="background:silver;" | 7 November 1986
| style="background:silver;" | {{age in years and days|1986|9|6|1986|11|7}}
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| rowspan=2|(4)
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Farooq Abdullah with Greg Barker (cropped).jpg|90x90px]]
| rowspan=2|[[Farooq Abdullah]]
| rowspan=2|[[Ganderbal Assembly constituency|Ganderbal]]
| 7 November 1986
| 23 March 1987
| rowspan="2" | {{Ayd|7 november 1986|19 january 1990}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|National Conference]]
| width="4px" rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}" |
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 23 March 1987
| 19 January 1990
|8th
{{small|([[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987 election]])}}
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| style="background:silver;" | –
| style="background:silver;" | [[File:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir color.png|85x85px]]
| style="background:silver;" | ''Vacant'' ([[Governor's rule]])
| style="background:silver;" | N/A
| style="background:silver;" | 19 January 1990
| style="background:silver;" | 18 July 1990
| style="background:silver;" | {{age in years and days|1990|1|19|1990|7|18}}
| rowspan="2" style="background:silver;" |''Dissolved''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:silver;" |N/A
|- align=center style="height: 60px;" |7
| style="background:silver;" | –
| style="background:silver;" | [[File:Emblem of India.svg|120x120px]]
| style="background:silver;" | ''Vacant'' ([[President's rule]])
| style="background:silver;" | N/A
| style="background:silver;" | 19 July 1990
| style="background:silver;" | 9 October 1996
| style="background:silver;" | {{age in years and days|1990|7|19|1996|10|9}}
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| (4)
| [[File:Farooq Abdullah with Greg Barker (cropped).jpg|90x90px]]
| [[Farooq Abdullah]]
| [[Ganderbal Assembly constituency|Ganderbal]]
| 9 October 1996
| 18 October 2002
| {{age in years and days|1996|10|9|2002|10|18}}
|9th {{small|[[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|(1996 election)]]}}
|[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|National Conference]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}" |
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| style="background:silver;" | -
| style="background:silver;" | [[File:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir color.png|85x85px]]
| style="background:silver;" | ''Vacant'' ([[Governor's rule]])
| style="background:silver;" | N/A
| style="background:silver;" | 18 October 2002
| style="background:silver;" | 2 November 2002
| style="background:silver;" | {{age in years and days|2002|10|18|2002|11|2}}
| rowspan="3" |10th {{small|[[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|(2002 election)]]}}
| colspan="2" style="background:silver;" |N/A
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 6
| [[File:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.jpg|94x94px]]
| [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]]
| [[Pahalgam Assembly constituency|Pahalgam]]
| 2 November 2002
| 2 November 2005
| {{age in years and days|2002|11|2|2005|11|2}}
|[[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party|People's Democratic Party]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: green" |
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 7
| [[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad-cropped.JPG|98x98px]]
| [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
| [[Bhaderwah Assembly constituency|Bhaderwah]]
| 2 November 2005
| 11 July 2008
| {{age in years and days|2005|11|2|2008|7|11}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| style="background:silver;" | –
| style="background:silver;" | [[File:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir color.png|85x85px]]
| style="background:silver;" | ''Vacant'' ([[Governor's rule]])
| style="background:silver;" | N/A
| style="background:silver;" | 11 July 2008
| style="background:silver;" | 5 January 2009
| style="background:silver;" | {{age in years and days|2008|7|11|2009|1|5}}
| style="background:silver;" |''Dissolved''
| colspan="2" style="background:silver;" |N/A
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 8
| [[File:Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir.jpg|94x94px]]
| [[Omar Abdullah]]
| [[Ganderbal Assembly constituency|Ganderbal]]
| 5 January 2009
| 8 January 2015
| {{age in years and days|2009|1|5|2015|1|8}}
|11th {{small|[[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|(2008 election)]]}}
|[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|National Conference]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}" |
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| style="background:silver;" | –
| style="background:silver;" | [[File:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir color.png|85x85px]]
| style="background:silver;" | ''Vacant''<ref name="guv">Bharti Jain. "[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/45822947.cms Governor's rule imposed in Jammu & Kashmir]". ''[[The Times of India]]''. 9 January 2015.</ref> ([[Governor's rule]])
| style="background:silver;" | N/A
| style="background:silver;" | 8 January 2015
| style="background:silver;" | 1 March 2015
| style="background:silver;" | {{age in years and days|2015|1|8|2015|3|1}}
| rowspan="4" |12th {{small|[[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|(2014 election)]]}}
| colspan="2" style="background:silver;" |N/A
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| (6)
| [[File:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.jpg|94x94px]]
| [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]]
| [[Anantnag Assembly constituency|Anantnag]]
| 1 March 2015
| 7 January 2016
| {{age in years and days|2015|3|1|2016|1|7}}
|[[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party|People's Democratic Party]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: green" |
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| style="background:silver;" | –
| style="background:silver;" | [[File:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir color.png|85x85px]]
| style="background:silver;" | ''Vacant'' ([[Governor's rule]])
| style="background:silver;" | N/A
| style="background:silver;" | 7 January 2016
| style="background:silver;" | 4 April 2016
| style="background:silver;" | {{age in years and days|2016|1|7|2016|4|4}}
| colspan="2" style="background:silver;" |N/A
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 9
| [[File:MehboobaMufti Ji.jpg|94x94px]]
| [[Mehbooba Mufti]]
| [[Anantnag Assembly constituency|Anantnag]]
| 4 April 2016
| 19 June 2018
| {{age in years and days|2016|4|4|2018|6|19}}
|[[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party|People's Democratic Party]]
|{{party color cell|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| style="background:silver;" | –
| style="background:silver;" | [[File:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir color.png|85x85px]]
| style="background:silver;" | ''Vacant''<ref>"[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/president-approves-governors-rule-in-jammu-and-kashmir/articleshow/64657389.cms President approves governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir]". ''[[The Times of India]]''. 20 June 2018.</ref> ([[Governor's rule]])
| style="background:silver;" | N/A
| style="background:silver;" | 20 June 2018
| style="background:silver;" | 19 December 2018
| style="background:silver;" | {{age in years and days|2018|6|20|2018|12|19}}
| rowspan="2" style="background:silver;" |''Dissolved''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:silver;" |N/A
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"|
| style="background:silver;" | –
| style="background:silver;" | [[File:Emblem of India.svg|120x120px]]
| style="background:silver;" | ''Vacant''<ref name="prez">"[https://in.news.yahoo.com/president-rule-imposed-jammu-kashmir-132250787.html President’s Rule Imposed in Jammu and Kashmir]". ''[[The Quint]]''. 19 December 2018.</ref> ([[President's rule]])
| style="background:silver;" | N/A
| style="background:silver;" | 20 December 2018
| style="background:silver;" | 30 October 2019
| style="background:silver;" | {{age in years and days|2018|12|20|2019|10|30}}
|-
! colspan="10" style="background:#d8ecff;" | '''Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (2019–present)'''{{efn|Following the abrogation of [[Article 370 of the Constitution of India|Article 370]]<ref name="art370">{{cite news
|title=Article 370 revoked, Jammu and Kashmir bifurcated into two Union Territories
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article-370-scrapped-jammu-kashmir-bifurcated-into-two-union-territories/article28893684.ece
|work=The Hindu
|date=5 August 2019
|access-date=10 May 2026
}}</ref> and the enactment of the [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019]], the former state of Jammu and Kashmir was reorganised into the union territories of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Ladakh]] on 31 October 2019. The office of chief minister remained vacant until the formation of an elected government in October 2024.}}
|-
| style="background:silver;" |–
! style="background:silver;" | [[File:Emblem of India.svg|120x120px]]
| style="background:silver;" | ''Vacant''<ref name="prez" /> ([[President's rule]])
| style="background:silver;" | N/A
| style="background:silver;" | {{efn|After [[Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019]]}} 31 October 2019
| style="background:silver;" | 14 October 2024<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/presidents-rule-revoked-in-jammu-and-kashmir-paves-way-for-omar-abdullah-govt-101728842686253.html|title=President's rule revoked in Jammu and Kashmir, paves way for Omar Abdullah govt|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=14 October 2024}}</ref>
| style="background:silver;" | {{age in years and days|2019|10|31|2024|10|14}}
| style="background:silver;" |''Dissolved''
| colspan="2" style="background:silver;" |N/A
|-
|(8)
|[[File:Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir.jpg|94x94px]]
|[[Omar Abdullah]]
|[[Ganderbal Assembly constituency|Ganderbal]]
|16 October 2024
|''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|2024|10|16}}
|[[13th Jammu and Kashmir Assembly|13th]] {{small|([[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024 election]])}}
|[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|National Conference]]
! width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}" |
|}

==Statistics==
===Prime Minister/Chief Minister of State/Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="line-height:1.4em; text-align:center"
! data-sort-type=number rowspan = "2" |#
! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" |Prime/Chief Minister
! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="width:8em" |Party
! rowspan="2" |<abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of terms
! colspan="2" |Term of office
|-
! Longest continuous term
! Total duration of prime/chief ministership
|-
! data-sort-value="1" | 1
| [[Sheikh Abdullah]]
| {{Party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|4
| 5 years, 157 days
| 12 years, 247 days
|-
! data-sort-value="2" | 2
| [[Farooq Abdullah]]
| {{Party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|5
| 6 years, 9 days
| 11 years, 15 days
|-
! data-sort-value="3" | 3
| [[Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad]]
| {{Party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|3
| 10 years, 125 days
| 10 years, 125 days
|-
! data-sort-value="4" | 4
| [[Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|3
| 6 years, 257 days
| 7 years, 287 days
|-
! data-sort-value="5" | 5
| '''[[Omar Abdullah]]'''*
| {{Party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|'''2'''*
| '''6 years, 3 days'''*
| '''{{age in years and days|2018|10|14}}'''*
|-
! data-sort-value="6" | 6
| [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]]
| {{Party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}
|2
| 3 years, 0 days
| 3 years, 312 days
|-
! data-sort-value="7" | 7
| [[Syed Mir Qasim]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|2
| 3 years, 75 days
| 3 years, 75 days
|-
! data-sort-value="8" | 8
| [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|1
| 2 years, 252 days
| 2 years, 252 days
|-
! data-sort-value="9" | 9
| [[Mehbooba Mufti]]
| {{Party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}
|1
| 2 years, 77 days
| 2 years, 77 days
|-
! data-sort-value="10" | 10
| [[Ghulam Mohammad Shah]]
| {{Party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference}}
|1
| 1 year, 247 days
| 1 year, 247 days
|-
! data-sort-value="11" | 11
| [[Mehr Chand Mahajan]]
| {{Party name with color|Independent|shortname=IND}}
|1
| 142 days
| 142 days
|-
! data-sort-value="12" | 12
| [[Khwaja Shamsuddin]]
| {{Party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|1
| 140 days
| 140 days
|-
! data-sort-value="13" | {{ndash}}
| [[President's rule]] / [[Governor's rule]]
| {{Party name with color|N/A}}
| 12
| 6 years, 82 days
| 14 years, 330 days
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Current Indian chief ministers}}

[[Category:Chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir| ]]
[[Category:Lists of chief ministers of Indian states|Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir-related lists|Chief Ministers]]

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