# First Shehbaz Sharif government

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The Shehbaz Sharif government was formed on 10 April 2022, after Sharif was nominated as candidate for Prime Minister by opposition parties following a vote of no confidence in incumbent prime minister Imran Khan during the 2022–2023 Pakistan political unrest.
He took oath as the Prime Minister of Pakistan on 11 April 2022. At the time of appointment, he had the majority 85 seats in the ruling alliance of 179 MNA from eight political parties and independent candidates.
The cabinet was dissolved following the dissolution of National Assembly of Pakistan on 9 August 2023 by President Arif Alvi upon advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in accordance with Article 58-1 of Constitution of Pakistan.

## Cabinet

On 19 April 2022, the cabinet was formed, with 37 members taking the oath. Several more members joined the cabinet over the next few days.
As of March 2023, it consisted of 34 Federal Ministers, 7 Ministers of State, 4 Advisers to the Prime Minister and 39 Special Assistants to the Prime Minister. If Advisers and Special Assistants included, the cabinet is reportedly the largest in Pakistan's history. On this basis, the cabinet has been criticised as bloated and unaffordable, given the ongoing economic crisis. In a February 2023 article reporting on further appointments, The News International noted the high number of special assistants serving without portfolio. It further suggested these members were likely appointed in order to "please the appointees or their unknown recommenders." While advisers and special assistants are not officially cabinet members, and many do not claim a salary, they still enjoy the rank and status of cabinet members.
There are 19 SAPMs without any particular portfolio listed on the official website of the Cabinet Division, as well as Federal Minister Without Portfolio Mian Javed Latif.

### Federal Ministers

Federal Ministers :
| # | Name | Portfolio | Party | Assumed office | Left office |
| 1 | Shehbaz Sharif | Prime Minister All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister. | PMLN | 11 April 2022 | 14 August 2023 |
| 2 | Khawaja Asif | Defence | PMLN | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 3 | Ahsan Iqbal | Planning, Development and Special Initiatives | PMLN | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 4 | Rana Sanaullah | Interior | PMLN | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 5 | Rana Tanveer Hussain | Federal Education and Professional Training | PMLN | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 6 | Marriyum Aurangzeb | Information & Broadcasting | PMLN | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 7 | Khawaja Saad Rafique | Railways and Aviation | PMLN | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 8 | Azam Nazeer Tarar | Law and Justice | PMLN | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 9 | Khurram Dastgir | Power | PMLN | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 10 | Riaz Hussain Pirzada | Human Rights | PMLN | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 11 | Murtaza Javed Abbasi | Parliamentary Affairs | PMLN | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 12 | Mian Javed Latif | Minister without portfolio | PMLN | 22 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 13 | Ishaq Dar | Finance, Revenue and Economic affairs | PMLN | 28 September 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 14 | Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah | Water Resources | PPP | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 15 | Naveed Qamar | Commerce | PPP | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 16 | Sherry Rehman | Climate Change | PPP | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 17 | Abdul Qadir Patel | National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination | PPP | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 18 | Shazia Marri | Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety | PPP | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 19 | Makhdoom Syed Murtaza Mehmood | Industries & Production | PPP | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 20 | Sajid Hussain Turi | Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development | PPP | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 21 | Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari | Inter Provincial Coordination | PPP | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 22 | Abid Hussain Bhayo | Privatization | PPP | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 23 | Bilawal Bhutto Zardari | Foreign Affairs | PPP | 27 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 24 | Asad Mehmood | Communications | JUI (F) | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 25 | Abdul Wasay | Housing and Works | JUI (F) | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 27 | Muhammad Talha Mahmood | States and Frontier Regions | JUI (F) | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 27 | Muhammad Talha Mahmood | Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony | JUI (F) | 18 April 2023 | 9 August 2023 |
| 28 | Syed Aminul Haque | Information Technology and Telecommunication | MQM-P | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 29 | Faisal Subzwari | Maritime Affairs | MQM-P | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 30 | Muhammad Israr Tareen | Defence Production | BAP | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 31 | Shahzain Bugti | Narcotics Control | JWP | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 32 | Tariq Bashir Cheema | National Food Security and Research | PML(Q) | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 33 | Chaudhry Salik Hussain | Board of Investment | PML(Q) | 22 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 34 | Agha Hassan Baloch | Science and Technology | BNP-M | 22 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 35 | Ayaz Sadiq | Economic Affairs | PMLN | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |

### Minister of State

Minister of State :
| # | Name | Party | Portfolio | Assumed office | Left office |
| 1 | Aisha Ghaus Pasha | PMLN | Finance and Revenue | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 2 | Hina Rabbani Khar | PPP | Foreign Affairs | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 3 | Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju | PMLN | Interior | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 4 | Shahadat Awan | PPP | Law & Justice | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 5 | Musadik Malik | PMLN | Petroleum | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 6 | Muhammad Hashim Notezai | BNP-M | Power | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 7 | Ehsanullah Reki | BAP | Defence Production | 29 July 2022 | 9 August 2023 |

### Advisors

Advisors to the Prime Minister :
| # | Name | Party | Portfolio | Status | Assumed office | Left office |
| 1 | Qamar Zaman Kaira | PPP | Kashmir Affairs And Gilgit-Baltistan | Federal Minister | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 2 | Amir Muqam | PMLN | Political and Public Affairs | Federal Minister | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 3 | Aun Chaudhry | PMLN | Tourism and sports | Federal Minister | 19 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 4 | Ahad Cheema | PMLN | Advisor for Establishment | Federal Minister | 9 June 2022 | 9 August 2023 |

### Special Assistants to the Prime Minister

| | Special Assistants to the Prime Minister | Special Assistants to the Prime Minister | Special Assistants to the Prime Minister | Special Assistants to the Prime Minister | Special Assistants to the Prime Minister | |
| # | Name | Party | Portfolio | Status | Assumed office | Left office |
| 1 | Tariq Fatemi | PMLN | Foreign Affairs | Minister of state | 20 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 2 | Hanif Abbasi | PMLN | N/A | Federal Minister | 27 April 2022 | 2 June 2022 |
| 3 | Muhammed Sadiq | MQM-P | Special Representative for Afghanistan | Minister of State | 27 April 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 4 | Syed Fahd Husain | MQM-P | Public Policy & Strategic Communications | Federal Minister | 13 May 2022 | April 2023 |
| 5 | Shah Jahan Yousaf | PMLN | N/A | special assistant | 28 June 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 6 | Shaza Fatima Khawaja | PMLN | Youth Affairs | Minister of State | 28 June 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 7 | Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry | PMLN | N/A | Minister of State | 28 June 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 8 | Sheikh Fayyaz Ud Din | PMLN | N/A | Minister of State | 28 June 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 9 | Tariq Bajwa | | Finance | Minister of State | 28 June 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 10 | Romina Khurshid Alam | PMLN | N/A | Minister of State | 28 June 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 11 | Shah Owais Noorani | MMA | N/A | Minister of State | 28 June 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 12 | Zafaruddin Mahmood | JUI (F) | N/A | Minister of State | 28 June 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 13 | Hafiz Abdul Kareem | PMLN | N/A | Federal Minister | 28 June 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 14 | Sadiq Iftikhar | MQM-P | Information Technology & Telecom | Minister of State | 6 July 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 15 | Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan | BAP | Government Effectiveness | Minister of State | 14 July 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 16 | Attaullah Tarar | PMLN | Narcotics control | Federal Minister | 27 July 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 17 | Malik Ahmad Khan | PMLN | Defence | Federal Minister | 5 August 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 18 | Rubina Irfan | PML(Q) | N/A | Minister of State | 5 August 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 19 | Malik Abdul Ghaffar Dogar | PMLN | N/A | Minister of State | 5 August 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 20 | Shaharyar Ali Khan | PPP | Privatisation | Minister of State | 11 August 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 21 | Faisal Karim Kundi | PPP | Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety | Minister of State | 13 September 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 22 | Iftikhar Ahmed Khan Babar | PPP | Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan | Minister of State | 13 September 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 23 | Mehr Irshad Ahmed Sial | PPP | Inter Provincial Coordination | Minister of State | 13 September 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 24 | Raza Rabbani Khar | PPP | Commerce | Minister of State | 13 September 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 25 | Mahesh Kumar Malani | PPP | National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination | Minister of State | 13 September 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 26 | Sardar Saleem Haider Khan | PPP | Overseas Pakistani & HR Development | Minister of State | 13 September 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 27 | Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi | PPP | Industries & Production | Minister of State | 13 September 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 28 | Syed Muhammad Ali Shah Bacha | PPP | Water Resources | Minister of State | 13 September 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 29 | Shahjahan Yousuf | PML(Q) | | Minister of State | 13 September 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 30 | Nauman Ahmad Langrial | PMLN | N/A | Minister of State | 13 September 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 31 | Irfan Qadir | BNP-M | Accountability & Interior | Federal Minister | 7 October 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 32 | Tariq Mehmood Pasha | | Revenue | Minister of State | 28 October 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 33 | Rana Mubashir Iqbal | PMLN | N/A | Federal Minister | 21 December 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| 34 | Fahd Haroon | PPP | Public Communication & Digital Platforms | Minister of State | 19 January 2023 | 9 August 2023 |
| 35 | Muhammad Jawad Sohrab Malik | | N/A | Minister of State | 2 February 2023 | 9 August 2023 |
| 36 | Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan | PMLN | N/A | Minister of State | 7 February 2023 | 9 August 2023 |
| 37 | Shaista Pervaiz | PMLN | N/A | Minister of State | 7 February 2023 | 9 August 2023 |
| 38 | Chaudhry Hamid Hameed | PMLN | N/A | Minister of State | 7 February 2023 | 9 August 2023 |
| 39 | Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh | PMLN | N/A | Minister of State | 7 February 2023 | 9 August 2023 |
| 40 | Malik Sohail Khan | PMLN | N/A | Minister of State | 7 February 2023 | 9 August 2023 |
| 41 | Chaudhry Abid Raza | PMLN | N/A | Minister of State | 8 February 2023 | 9 August 2023 |
| 42 | Muhammad Moeen Wattoo | PMLN | N/A | Minister of State | 8 February 2023 | 9 August 2023 |