# Cabinet of Pakistan

The Cabinet of Pakistan (Urdu: کابینہِ پاکستان, Kābīnā-e-Pākistān) is a formal body composed of senior government officials chosen and led by the Prime Minister. All cabinet members sworn in are designated Minister and are seated at their respective ministries located in the Pakistan Secretariat.
The Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan serves as the administrative head of the Cabinet Division and reports directly to the Prime Minister. According to the Constitution of Pakistan, the Prime Minister may dismiss members of the cabinet, but must do so in writing, and new appointees must again be approved by the Parliament. The cabinet meets weekly in Islamabad. The cabinet is granted constitutional power under Article 81D of the Constitution of Pakistan. The existence of the cabinet dates back to Prime Minister Liaqat Ali Khan, who appointed civil servants and statesmen to his first cabinet. On 10 April 2022, Shehbaz Sharif's ministry was formed after Sharif was elected as prime minister by the National Assembly of Pakistan.

## Current cabinet
### Federal ministers

Federal ministers :
| | Name | Portfolio | Party |
| 1 | Shehbaz Sharif | Prime Minister of Pakistan Other Portfolios 1. All Portfolios/Ministries not held by other ministers in cabinet 2. Cabinet Secretariat Aviation Division Cabinet Division Establishment Division National Security Division Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division 3. Exit Control List (ECL) Cabinet Body | PMLN |
| 2 | Ishaq Dar | ● Deputy Prime Minister ● Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs | PMLN |
| 3 | Khawaja Asif | ● Federal Minister of Defence ● Federal Minister of Defence Production ● Federal Minister for Aviation | PMLN |
| 4 | Ahsan Iqbal | ● Federal Minister of Planning Development & Special Initiatives | PMLN |
| 5 | Rana Tanveer Hussain | ● Federal Minister of Industries and Production ● Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research | PMLN |
| 6 | Azam Nazeer Tarar | ● Federal Minister for Law and Justice ● Federal Minister for Human Rights ● Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs | PMLN |
| 7 | Chaudhry Salik Hussain | ● Federal Minister of Overseas Pakistanis and Resources Development ● Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony | PML (Q) |
| 8 | Aleem Khan | ● Federal Minister of Privatization ● Federal Minister for the Board of Investment ● Federal Minister for Communication | IPP |
| 9 | Jam Kamal Khan | ● Federal Minister for Commerce | PMLN |
| 10 | Amir Muqam | ● Federal Minister of States and Frontier Regions ● Federal Minister of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan | PMLN |
| 11 | Awais Leghari | ● Federal Minister of Energy | PMLN |
| 12 | Attaullah Tarar | ● Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting ● Federal Minister of National Heritage and Culture | PMLN |
| 13 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | ● Federal Minister of Science and Technology ● Federal Minister of Education and Professional Training | MQM-P |
| 14 | Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh | ● Federal Minister of Maritime Affairs | PMLN |
| 15 | Riaz Hussain Pirzada | ● Federal Minister of Housing and Works | PMLN |
| 16 | Musadik Malik | ● Federal Minister for Petroleum ● Federal Minister for Water Resources | PMLN |
| 17 | Muhammad Aurangzeb | ● Federal Minister of Finance and Revenue | PMLN |
| 18 | Ahad Cheema | ● Federal Minister of Economic Affairs ● Federal Minister of the Establishment | PMLN |
| 19 | Mohsin Naqvi | ● Federal Minister of Interior ● Federal Minister for Narcotics Control | Independent |

### Ministers of state

Ministers of state :
| # | # | Name | Portfolio | Party | Citation |
| | 1 | Shaza Fatima Khawaja | ● Minister of State for Information Technology & Telecommunication | PMLN | |
| | 2 | Ali Pervaiz Malik | ● Minister of State for Finance and Revenue ● Minister of State for Power Division | PMLN | |

### Adviser to the prime minister

Adviser to the prime minister :
| # | # | Name | Portfolio | Party | Citation |
| | 1 | Rana Sanaullah | ● Political and Public Affairs ● Inter-Provincial Coordination | PMLN | |

### Special assistant to the prime minister

Special assistant to the prime minister :
| # | # | Name | Portfolio | Status | Party | Citation |
| | 1 | Tariq Fatemi | — | ● Minister of State | PMLN | |

### Coordinator to the prime minister

Coordinator to the prime minister :
| # | Name | Portfolio | Party |
| 1 | Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath | ● National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination | PMLN |
| 2 | Shabbir Ahmed Usmani | ● Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan | PMLN |
| 3 | Badar Shahbaz | ● Media Coordinator | PMLN |
| 4 | Romina Khurshid Alam | ● Climate Change & Environmental Coordination | PMLN |
| 5 | Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan | ● General Issues | PMLN |

### Cabinet division and cabinet secretariat

The current Federal Secretary of the Cabinet is Kamran Ali Afzal, since his appointment in August 2023. On 20 March the National Seed Development and Regulatory Authority (NSDRA) and Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority were both placed under the administrative control of the Cabinet Division. The Cabinet Secretariat is directly under the Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary, controlling the Aviation Division, Cabinet Division, Establishment Division, National Security Division and Poverty Alleviation & Social Safety Division.

### Cabinet committees

On 21 March the cabinet division would issue two separate notifications constituting the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) and the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE), by the Prime Minister under terms of rule 17(2) of Rules of Business, 1973. Both would be retained directly under Shehbaz Sharif, becoming Chairman of both committees. On the same day Shehbaz would also approve the reconstitution of the Cabinet Committee on Privatization (CCoP), with MoFA Ishaq Dar as Chairman with the secretarial support of the Committee provided by the Aviation Division; and the reconstitution of the Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs), with Minister of Finance and Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb as Chairman. Additional Committees constituted on 21 March include the Cabinet Committee on Disposal of Legislative Cases (CCLC) under Azam Nazeer Tarar, the Cabinet Committee on Chinese Investment Projects (CCoCIP) under Ahsan Iqbal, and a committee to "speed up" the privatization of Pakistan International Airways (PIA) under Khawaja Asif. With forty-eight hours, on 23 March the Cabinet Division issued a notification, appointing Muhammad Aurangzeb as new Chairman of the ECC, with Shehbaz Sharif withdrawing from the committee Previously Aurangzeb held chairmanship of only the Cabinet Committee on SOEs (CCoSOEs), while Ishaq Dar also held a prominent role in the new cabinet committees as chairman of Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP). This was a departure from past practices, where finance ministers chaired three out of four committees. With Shahbaz Rana writing that the "PM had "clipped" the Finance Minister’s "decision-making wings" by depriving him of the ECC. The decision to place Aurangzeb as chairman also came after criticism from "all quarters." Pakistan newspaper Dawn, quoting a senior member of the cabinet officially stated that the PM had “regretted he would be unable to chair the ECC meetings due to his hectic schedule and engagements.” On 28 March the Cabinet Committee on Inter-Governmental Commercial Transactions (CCoIGCT) would be constituted, chaired by Khawaja Asif, with Terms of Reference (ToR) that the committee may authorize, recommend approval, and constitute a negotiation committee for a G2G or commercial agreement with a foreign state, as well as approve price-discovery mechanisms, submit recommendations for existing regulatory compliance. Operating under the clauses (c) and (d) of sub-section (2) of Section (4) of the Inter-Governmental Commercial Transactions Act, 2022.
Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet :
| Minister | Referenced Office | Status | By Special Invitation/Co-Opted |
| Muhammad Aurangzeb | Finance | Chairman | ● Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission ● Fourteen (14) Federal Secretaries ● Chairman of the Board of Investment |
| Ahad Cheema | Economic Affairs | Committee Member | ● Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission ● Fourteen (14) Federal Secretaries ● Chairman of the Board of Investment |
| Jam Kamal Khan | Commerce | Committee Member | ● Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission ● Fourteen (14) Federal Secretaries ● Chairman of the Board of Investment |
| Awais Leghari | Energy | Committee Member | ● Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission ● Fourteen (14) Federal Secretaries ● Chairman of the Board of Investment |
| Musadik Malik | Petroleum | Committee Member | ● Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission ● Fourteen (14) Federal Secretaries ● Chairman of the Board of Investment |
| Ahsan Iqbal | Planning | Committee Member | ● Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission ● Fourteen (14) Federal Secretaries ● Chairman of the Board of Investment |
Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) :
| Minister | Referenced Office | Status | By Special Invitation/Co-Opted |
| Shehbaz Sharif | Prime Minister | Chairman | ● Chairman of OGRA ● Chairman of NEPRA ● Secretary of the Finance Division ● Secretary of the Power Division ● Secretary of the Petroleum Division ● Secretary of the Law & Justice Division |
| Ahad Cheema | Economic Affairs | Committee Member | ● Chairman of OGRA ● Chairman of NEPRA ● Secretary of the Finance Division ● Secretary of the Power Division ● Secretary of the Petroleum Division ● Secretary of the Law & Justice Division |
| Muhammad Aurangzeb | Finance | Committee Member | ● Chairman of OGRA ● Chairman of NEPRA ● Secretary of the Finance Division ● Secretary of the Power Division ● Secretary of the Petroleum Division ● Secretary of the Law & Justice Division |
| Musadik Malik | Petroleum | Committee Member | ● Chairman of OGRA ● Chairman of NEPRA ● Secretary of the Finance Division ● Secretary of the Power Division ● Secretary of the Petroleum Division ● Secretary of the Law & Justice Division |
| Ahsan Iqbal | Planning | Committee Member | ● Chairman of OGRA ● Chairman of NEPRA ● Secretary of the Finance Division ● Secretary of the Power Division ● Secretary of the Petroleum Division ● Secretary of the Law & Justice Division |
| Awais Leghari | Energy | Committee Member | ● Chairman of OGRA ● Chairman of NEPRA ● Secretary of the Finance Division ● Secretary of the Power Division ● Secretary of the Petroleum Division ● Secretary of the Law & Justice Division |
Cabinet Committee on Privatization (CCoP) :
| Minister | Referenced Office | Status | By Special Invitation/Co-Opted |
| Ishaq Dar | Foreign Affairs | Chairman | ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission ● Ten (10) Federal Secretaries |
| Muhammad Aurangzeb | Finance | Committee Member | ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission ● Ten (10) Federal Secretaries |
| Jam Kamal Khan | Commerce | Committee Member | ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission ● Ten (10) Federal Secretaries |
| Awais Leghari | Energy | Committee Member | ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission ● Ten (10) Federal Secretaries |
| Rana Tanveer Hussain | Industries & Production | Committee Member | ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission ● Ten (10) Federal Secretaries |
| Aleem Khan | Privatisation | Committee Member | ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission ● Ten (10) Federal Secretaries |
Cabinet Committee for Disposal of Legislative Cases (CCLC) :
| Minister | Referenced Office | Status | By Special Invitation/Co-Opted |
| Azam Nazeer Tarar | Law & Justice | Chairman | ● Attorney General for Pakistan ● Cabinet Secretary ● Secretary of the Law & Justice Division ● Additional Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office |
| Attaullah Tarar | Information & Broadcasting | Committee Member | ● Attorney General for Pakistan ● Cabinet Secretary ● Secretary of the Law & Justice Division ● Additional Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office |
| Chaudhry Salik Hussain | Overseas Pakistanis & HR Development | Committee Member | ● Attorney General for Pakistan ● Cabinet Secretary ● Secretary of the Law & Justice Division ● Additional Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office |
| Jam Kamal Khan | Commerce | Committee Member | ● Attorney General for Pakistan ● Cabinet Secretary ● Secretary of the Law & Justice Division ● Additional Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office |
| Aleem Khan | Economic Affairs | Committee Member | ● Attorney General for Pakistan ● Cabinet Secretary ● Secretary of the Law & Justice Division ● Additional Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office |
| Rana Tanveer Hussain | Industries & Production | Committee Member | ● Attorney General for Pakistan ● Cabinet Secretary ● Secretary of the Law & Justice Division ● Additional Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office |
Cabinet Committee on Chinese Investment Projects (CCoCIP) :
| Minister | Referenced Office | Status | By Special Invitation/Co-Opted |
| Ahsan Iqbal | Planning | Chairman | ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Sixteen (16) Federal Secretaries |
| Ishaq Dar | Foreign Affairs | Committee Member | ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Sixteen (16) Federal Secretaries |
| Mohsin Naqvi | Interior | Committee Member | ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Sixteen (16) Federal Secretaries |
| Muhammad Aurangzeb | Finance | Committee Member | ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Sixteen (16) Federal Secretaries |
| Jam Kamal Khan | Commerce | Committee Member | ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Sixteen (16) Federal Secretaries |
| Musadik Malik | Petroleum | Committee Member | ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Sixteen (16) Federal Secretaries |
| Awais Leghari | Energy | Committee Member | ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Sixteen (16) Federal Secretaries |
| Vacant | Railways | Committee Member | ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Sixteen (16) Federal Secretaries |
| Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | Science and Technology | Committee Member | ● Governor of State Bank of Pakistan ● Sixteen (16) Federal Secretaries |
Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) :
| Minister | Referenced Office | Status | By Special Invitation/Co-Opted |
| Muhammad Aurangzeb | Finance | Chairman | ● Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission |
| Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh | Maritime | Committee Member | ● Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission |
| Aleem Khan | Economic Affairs | Committee Member | ● Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission |
| Awais Leghari | Energy | Committee Member | ● Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission |
| Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | Science and Technology | Committee Member | ● Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission |
| Riaz Hussain Pirzada | Housing and Works | Committee Member | ● Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission |
Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) :
| Minister | Referenced Office | Status | By Special Invitation/Co-Opted |
| Khawaja Asif | Defense | Chairman | ● Secretary of the Privatisation Division ● Chair may invite any Secretary or Head of Organization |
| Muhammad Aurangzeb | Finance | Committee Member | ● Secretary of the Privatisation Division ● Chair may invite any Secretary or Head of Organization |
| Aun Chaudhry | Economic Affairs | Committee Member | ● Secretary of the Privatisation Division ● Chair may invite any Secretary or Head of Organization |
| Aleem Khan | Privitisation | Committee Member | ● Secretary of the Privatisation Division ● Chair may invite any Secretary or Head of Organization |
| Musadik Malik | Petroleum | Committee Member | ● Secretary of the Privatisation Division ● Chair may invite any Secretary or Head of Organization |
Cabinet Committee on Emigration, Overseas Employment and TVET :
| Minister | Referenced Office | Status | By Special Invitation/Co-Opted |
| Shehbaz Sharif | Prime Minister | Chairman | ● National Coordinator of SIFC ● Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan ● Executive Director of NAVTTC ● Chairman of the Higher Education Commission |
| Muhammad Aurangzeb | Overseas Pakistanis & HR Development | Committee Member | ● National Coordinator of SIFC ● Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan ● Executive Director of NAVTTC ● Chairman of the Higher Education Commission |
| Ahad Cheema | Federal Education & Professional Training | Committee Member | ● National Coordinator of SIFC ● Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan ● Executive Director of NAVTTC ● Chairman of the Higher Education Commission |
| Ishaq Dar | Foreign Affairs | Committee Member | ● National Coordinator of SIFC ● Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan ● Executive Director of NAVTTC ● Chairman of the Higher Education Commission |
| Mohsin Naqvi | Interior | Committee Member | ● National Coordinator of SIFC ● Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan ● Executive Director of NAVTTC ● Chairman of the Higher Education Commission |
| Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath | National Health Services | Committee Member | ● National Coordinator of SIFC ● Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan ● Executive Director of NAVTTC ● Chairman of the Higher Education Commission |
| Rana Tanveer Hussain | Industries and Production | Committee Member | ● National Coordinator of SIFC ● Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan ● Executive Director of NAVTTC ● Chairman of the Higher Education Commission |
| Jam Kamal Khan | Commerce | Committee Member | ● National Coordinator of SIFC ● Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan ● Executive Director of NAVTTC ● Chairman of the Higher Education Commission |
Special Investment Facilitation Council Cabinet Committee (SIFC-CC) :
| Minister | Referenced Office | Status | By Special Invitation/Co-Opted |
| Shehbaz Sharif | Prime Minister | Chairman | ● Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) ● Provincial Chief Ministers ● National Coordinator, SIFC |
| Muhammad Aurangzeb | Finance | Committee Member | ● Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) ● Provincial Chief Ministers ● National Coordinator, SIFC |
| Khawaja Asif | Defense | Committee Member | ● Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) ● Provincial Chief Ministers ● National Coordinator, SIFC |
| Ahsan Iqbal | Planning | Committee Member | ● Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) ● Provincial Chief Ministers ● National Coordinator, SIFC |
| Mohsin Naqvi | Information Technology | Committee Member | ● Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) ● Provincial Chief Ministers ● National Coordinator, SIFC |
| Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath | Food Security (Dual) | Committee Member | ● Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) ● Provincial Chief Ministers ● National Coordinator, SIFC |
| Awais Leghari | Energy | Committee Member | ● Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) ● Provincial Chief Ministers ● National Coordinator, SIFC |
| Jam Kamal Khan | Water | Committee Member | ● Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) ● Provincial Chief Ministers ● National Coordinator, SIFC |
| Azam Nazeer Tarar | Law & Justice | Committee Member | ● Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) ● Provincial Chief Ministers ● National Coordinator, SIFC |
| Aleem Khan | Investment | Committee Member | ● Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) ● Provincial Chief Ministers ● National Coordinator, SIFC |
| Rana Tanveer Hussain | Industry (Dual) | Committee Member | ● Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) ● Provincial Chief Ministers ● National Coordinator, SIFC |
| Musadik Malik | Petroleum | Committee Member | ● Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) ● Provincial Chief Ministers ● National Coordinator, SIFC |