ISLAMABAD: As many as 31 ministers took oath today, days after the National Assembly elected Shehbaz Sharif the 23rd prime minister of Pakistan.
In the new setup, the cabinet has 31 federal ministers, three ministers of state and three advisers so far, but some have not taken up their responsibility as of yet.
Here’s a list of all the federal ministers, state ministers, and adivser to PM who have been assigned their portfolios.
Federal ministers
Number
Ministry
Name
1
Minister of Defence
Khawaja Asif
2
Minister for Planning and Development
Ahsan Iqbal
3
Ministry of Interior
Rana Sanaullah
4
Ministry of Education and Professional Traning
Rana Tanveer Hussain
5
Ministry of Climate Change
Sherry Rehman
6
Ministry of Information
Marriyum Aurangzeb
7
Ministry of Railways
Khawaja Saad Rafique
8
Ministry of Water Resources
Syed Khursheed Shah
9
Ministry of Commerce
Syed Naveed Qamar
10
Ministry of Health
Abdul Qadir Patel
11
Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety
Shazia Marri
12
Minister for Industries
Syed Murtaza Mahmud
13
Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development
Sajid Hussain Turi
14
Ministry of Human Rights
Ehsaan-ur-Rehman Mazari
15
Minister of Privatisation
Abid Hussain Bhayo
16
Ministry Of Communication
Asad Mahmood
17
Ministry of Housing and Works
Abdul Wasay
18
Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony
Mufti Abdul Shakoor
19
Ministry of SAFFRON
Muhammad Talha Mahmood
20
Information and Technology
Syed Amin-ul-Haque
21
Ministry of Maritime Affairs
Syed Faisal Ali Subzwari
22
Ministry of Defence Production
Muhammad Israr Tareen
23
Ministry of Narcotics Control
Shahzain Bugti
24
Ministry of Food Security and Research
Tariq Bashir Cheema
Ministers of State
Number
Ministry
Name
1
Finance and Revenue
Aisha Ghaus Pasha
2
Foreign Affairs
Hina Rabbani Khar
Adviser to PM
Number
Portfolio
Name
1
Adviser to PM on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan
Qamar Zaman Kaira
Following the oath-taking ceremony, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif summoned the first federal cabinet meeting tomorrow at 10am. The meeting will take place at PM House.
