[3] He was the longest-serving prime minister of Azad Kashmir, having served a total of more than 10 years across two tenures.
[4] Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan received his early schooling in his native village of Karela in Fatehpur Thakiala, now in District Kotli, and in Poonch city.
[citation needed] In 1970, he was elected to the Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly and became the Revenue Minister in 1972.
[citation needed] His brother Sardar Muhammad Naeem Khan[5] served as a member from that area during that period.
[4] However, he later played a major role in introducing Pakistan Muslim League (N) in AJK for which he was given the position of Senior Vice President of PML-(N) in 2011.