Amjad Hussain’s victory was announced in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly session chaired by Speaker Imran Nadeem. No other candidate submitted nomination papers for the post of Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly. All members present in the house supported Amjad Hussain Advocate._x000D_
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Amjad Hussain Advocate has been elected as the fifth Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan. Amjad Hussain Advocate won from GBA-1 Gilgit in the recent elections. Amjad Hussain Advocate is also the President of People’s Party Gilgit-Baltistan. Amjad Hussain Advocate was a member of Gilgit-Baltistan Council from 2010 to 2015. Amjad Hussain won from two constituencies in the 2020 elections._x000D_
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The date of the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected Chief Minister will be announced later._x000D_
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Earlier, Imran Nadeem of the PPP was elected unopposed as the new Speaker of the GB Assembly, while Kifayat-ur-Rehman Advocate of the PML-N was also elected unopposed as the Deputy Speaker._x000D_
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On the other hand, on the request of the opposition members, Speaker Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Imran Nadeem has declared PML-N Gilgit-Baltistan President Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman as the Opposition Leader.
