# Minister of Finance (Pakistan)

The Minister of Finance of Pakistan (Urdu: 'Wazīr-ē-Khazana') is a leading cabinet member who heads the Ministry of Finance in the Government of Pakistan. The Minister is responsible each year for presenting the federal government's budget to the Parliament of Pakistan. Muhammad Aurangzeb is currently serving as the Finance Minister since March 11, 2024.

## List of ministers
### Legend

* Financial Advisor
| # | Name | Entered office | Left office | Prime Minister |
| 1 | Malik Ghulam Muhammad | August 15, 1947 | October 19, 1951 | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| 1 | Malik Ghulam Muhammad | August 15, 1947 | October 19, 1951 | Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin |
| 2 | Chaudhry Muhammad Ali | October 24, 1951 | August 11, 1955 | Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin |
| 2 | Chaudhry Muhammad Ali | October 24, 1951 | August 11, 1955 | Mohammad Ali Bogra |
| 3 | Syed Amjad Ali | October 17, 1955 | October 7, 1958 | Chaudhary Muhammad Ali |
| 3 | Syed Amjad Ali | October 17, 1955 | October 7, 1958 | H. S. Suhrawardy |
| 3 | Syed Amjad Ali | October 17, 1955 | October 7, 1958 | I. I. Chundrigar |
| 3 | Syed Amjad Ali | October 17, 1955 | October 7, 1958 | Sir Feroze Khan Noon |
| 4 | Muhammad Shoaib | November 15, 1958 | June 8, 1962 | -(Martial Law) |
| 5 | Abdul Qadir Sanjrani | June 9, 1962 | December 15, 1962 | -(Martial Law) |
| 6 | Muhammad Shoaib | December 15, 1962 | August 25, 1966 | -(Martial Law) |
| 7 | N M Uqaili | August 25, 1966 | March 25, 1969 | -(Martial Law) |
| 8 | Vice Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan | April 5, 1969 | August 3, 1969 | -(Martial Law) |
| 9 | Nawab Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash | August 4, 1969 | February 22, 1971 | -(Martial Law) |
| 10 | Mubashar Hassan | December 24, 1971 | October 22, 1974 | -(Martial Law) |
| 10 | Mubashar Hassan | December 24, 1971 | October 22, 1974 | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| 11 | Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan | October 22, 1974 | March 28, 1977 | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| 12 | Abdul Hafiz Pirzada | March 30, 1977 | July 5, 1977 | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| 13 | Ghulam Ishaq Khan | July 5, 1977 | March 21, 1985 | -(Martial Law) |
| 14 | Mahbub ul Haq | April 10, 1985 | January 28, 1986 | Muhammad Khan Junejo |
| 15 | Yasin Wattoo | January 28, 1986 | May 29, 1988 | Muhammad Khan Junejo |
| 16 | Mahbub ul Haq | June 9, 1988 | December 1, 1988 | -(Martial Law) |
| 17 | Ehsan-ul-Haq Piracha | December 4, 1988 | August 6, 1990 | Benazir Bhutto |
| 18 | Sartaj Aziz | August 6, 1990 | July 18, 1993 | Nawaz Sharif |
| 20 | Benazir Bhutto | January 26, 1994 | October 10, 1996 | Benazir Bhutto |
| 21 | Naveed Qamar | October 10, 1996 | November 5, 1996 | Benazir Bhutto |
| 23 | Sartaj Aziz | February 25, 1997 | August 6, 1998 | Nawaz Sharif |
| 24 | Ishaq Dar | November 6, 1998 | October 12, 1999 | Nawaz Sharif |
| 25 | Shaukat Aziz | November 6, 1999 | November 15, 2007 | -(Martial Law) |
| 25 | Shaukat Aziz | November 6, 1999 | November 15, 2007 | Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali |
| 25 | Shaukat Aziz | November 6, 1999 | November 15, 2007 | Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain |
| 26 | Salman Shah | November 16, 2007 | March 25, 2008 | Shaukat Aziz |
| 27 | Ishaq Dar | March 31, 2008 | May 12, 2008 | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| 28 | Naveed Qamar | May 12, 2008 | October 8, 2008 | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| 29 | Shaukat Tarin | October 8, 2008 | February 22, 2010 | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| 30 | Naveed Qamar | February 22, 2010 | March 18, 2010 | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| 31 | Abdul Hafeez Shaikh | March 18, 2010 | February 19, 2013 | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| 31 | Abdul Hafeez Shaikh | March 18, 2010 | February 19, 2013 | Raja Pervaiz Ashraf |
| 32 | Saleem Mandviwalla | February 19, 2013 | June 7, 2013 | Raja Pervaiz Ashraf |
| 33 | Ishaq Dar | June 7, 2013 | July 28, 2017 | Nawaz Sharif |
| 34 | Rana Afzal Khan | August 1, 2017 | April 27, 2018 | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| 35 | Miftah Ismail | 27 December, 2017 | May 31, 2018 | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| 37 | Asad Umar | August 20, 2018 | April 18, 2019 | Imran Khan |
| 38 | Abdul Hafeez Shaikh | April 18, 2019 | March 29, 2021 | Imran Khan |
| 39 | Hammad Azhar | March 29, 2021 | April 16, 2021 | Imran Khan |
| 40 | Shaukat Tarin | April 17, 2021 | April 11, 2022 | Imran Khan |
| 42 | Miftah Ismail | April 19, 2022 | September 27, 2022 | Shehbaz Sharif |
| 43 | Ishaq Dar | September 28, 2022 | 10 August 2023 | Shehbaz Sharif |
| 45 | Muhammad Aurangzeb | 11 March 2024 | Incumbent | Shehbaz Sharif |