Finance Minister of Pakistan
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The Finance Minister of Pakistan
heads the Ministry of Finance and serves in the Prime Minister
's cabinet. The Minister is required to be a member of the Parliament.
The current finance minister is Abdul Hafeez Shaikh
. Shaikh has served since March 18, 2010 and was Senator
with the PML-Q
prior to this appointment; also a former World Bank
executive, he is noncontroversial and highly regarded in the international financial agencies.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
heads the Ministry of Finance and serves in the Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Pakistan
The Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government...
's cabinet. The Minister is required to be a member of the Parliament.
The current finance minister is Abdul Hafeez Shaikh
Abdul Hafeez Shaikh
Abdul Hafeez Shaikh is a Pakistani economist and a politician from Sindh province, Pakistan. Dr. Shaikh is the current Finance Minister in the Cabinet of Pakistan. Dr. Shaikh was elected as a Member of the Senate from the Pakistan Peoples Party platform....
. Shaikh has served since March 18, 2010 and was Senator
Senate of Pakistan
The Senate of Pakistan is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. Elections are held every three years for one half of the senate and each senator has a term of six years...
with the PML-Q
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
The Pakistan Muslim League or officially Pakistan Muslim League is a centrist, modern political party in Pakistan. The present form of PML-Q was formed prior to 2002 general elections....
prior to this appointment; also a former World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
executive, he is noncontroversial and highly regarded in the international financial agencies.
List of Finance Ministers of Pakistan
| Name of Finance Minister | Entered Office | Left Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghulam Muhammad | August 15, 1947 | October 19, 1951 | |
| Chaudhry Muhammad Ali Chaudhry Muhammad Ali Chaudhry Muhammad Ali Chaudhry Muhammad Ali Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (Punjabi, ; (July 15, 1905 - December 2, 1980) was a Pakistani statesman who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1955 to 1956.-Early life:... |
October 24, 1951 | August 11, 1955 | |
| Syed Amjad Ali Syed Amjad Ali Syed Amjad Ali was a Pakistani civil servant who served at many portfolios in the Government of Pakistan. He held numerous positions, including Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S... |
October 17, 1955 | October 7, 1958 | |
| Muhammad Shoaib Muhammad Shoaib Muhammad Shoaib was Finance Minister of Pakistan from November 15, 1958 - June 8, 1962 and December 15, 1962 - March 23, 1965. He was married to Iffatara. Nafis Sadik is the daughter of Muhammad Shoaib.- See also :* Nafis Sadik... |
November 15, 1958 | June 8, 1962 | |
| Abdul Qadir Abdul Qadir Abdul Qadir is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Qadir. The name means "servant of the powerful", Al-Qādir being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.... |
June 9, 1962 | December 15, 1962 | |
| Muhammad Shoaib Muhammad Shoaib Muhammad Shoaib was Finance Minister of Pakistan from November 15, 1958 - June 8, 1962 and December 15, 1962 - March 23, 1965. He was married to Iffatara. Nafis Sadik is the daughter of Muhammad Shoaib.- See also :* Nafis Sadik... |
December 15, 1962 | August 25, 1966 | |
| N M Uqaili N M Uqaili N. M. Uqaili was the Finance Minister of Pakistan and chairman of Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation . He headed the privatisation commission during the Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq government to study the state of the State enterprises and served as the Governor of State Bank of Pakistan... |
August 25, 1966 | March 25, 1969 | |
| Vice Admiral Vice Admiral Vice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral... Syed Mohammad Ahsan Syed Mohammad Ahsan Vice-Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan HQA, SPk, DSO, was a senior three-star admiral who was the 4th Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan Navy from October 20, 1966 to August 31, 1969... |
April 5, 1969 | August 3, 1969 | |
| Nawab Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash Nawab Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash Nawab Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash was a politician from the Punjab and a minister in the governments of the Punjab, West Pakistan and Pakistan.... |
August 4, 1969 | February 22, 1971 | |
| Mubashar Hassan | December 24, 1971 | October 22, 1974 | |
| Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan was the 11th Finance Minister of Pakistan from October 22, 1974 to March 28, 1977. He was from the city of Sahiwal, which is in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-External links:... |
October 22, 1974 | March 28, 1977 | |
| Abdul Hafiz Pirzada Abdul Hafiz Pirzada Abdul Hafiz Pirzada, Senior Advocate Supreme Court, is one of the premier lawyers of Pakistan. Pirzada, a lawmaker and legal expert, is one of the founding members of Pakistan Peoples Party , a democratic socialist party, and a close associate and aide of former Prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto... |
March 30, 1977 | July 5, 1977 | |
| Ghulam Ishaq Khan Ghulam Ishaq Khan Ghulam Ishaq Khan , abbreviated as GIK, was the seventh President of Pakistan from August 17, 1988 until July 18, 1993 and a career statesman from the start to the end of cold war... |
July 5, 1977 | March 21, 1985 | |
| Mahbub ul Haq Mahbub ul Haq Mahbub ul Haq was an Pakistani economist who is known to be the pioneer of Human development theory and the founder of the Human Development Report... |
April 10, 1985 | January 28, 1986 | |
| Mian Yasin Khan Wattoo | January 28, 1986 | May 29, 1988 | |
| Mahbub ul Haq Mahbub ul Haq Mahbub ul Haq was an Pakistani economist who is known to be the pioneer of Human development theory and the founder of the Human Development Report... (caretaker) |
June 9, 1988 | December 1, 1988 | |
| Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996.... |
December 4, 1988 | August 6, 1990 | |
| Sartaj Aziz Sartaj Aziz Sartaj Aziz , PhD, is a world recognized Pakistani economist, peace and Pakistan Movement activist currently serving as a Senator from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province to Senate Secretariat... (caretaker till 6 Nov 1990) |
August 6, 1990 | July 18, 1993 | |
| Syed Babar Ali Syed Babar Ali Syed Babar Ali is a Pakistani businessman, philanthropist and former Finance Minister of Pakistan. Ali served as the finance minister of the country in the caretaker government of Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi from July 23, 1993 to October 19, 1993... (caretaker) |
July 23, 1993 | October 19, 1993 | |
| Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996.... |
January 26, 1994 | October 10, 1996 | |
| Naveed Qamar | October 10, 1996 | November 5, 1996 | |
| Shahid Javed Burki Shahid Javed Burki Shahid Javed Burki is a professional economist who has served as a Vice President of the World Bank and as a caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan... (caretaker) |
November 11, 1996 | February 17, 1997 | |
| Sartaj Aziz Sartaj Aziz Sartaj Aziz , PhD, is a world recognized Pakistani economist, peace and Pakistan Movement activist currently serving as a Senator from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province to Senate Secretariat... |
February 25, 1997 | August 6, 1998 | |
| Ishaq Dar Ishaq Dar Mohammad Ishaq Dar is a Pakistani Economist and currently serving as the Senator of the Pakistan Muslim League to the Senate Secretariat of Pakistan. He is the current Parliamentary leader to the Senate Secretariat and also served as the former Finance & Commerce Minister of Pakistan... |
November 6, 1998 | October 12, 1999 | |
| Shaukat Aziz Shaukat Aziz Shaukat Aziz is a world acclaimed Pakistani economist who was the 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan from May 20, 2004 to 15 November 2007 in a joint military government led by General Pervez Musharraf. A Citibank executive, Aziz returned to Pakistan from the United States to be became Finance... |
November 6, 1999 | November 15, 2007 | |
| Salman Shah Salman Shah Dr. Salman Shah was the former caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan. He has also served as an advisor to the Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz on finance, economic affairs, statistics and revenues. He is the son-in-law of former Chief of Army Staff General Asif Nawaz Janjua. He has two sons and... (caretaker) |
November 16, 2007 | March 25, 2008 | |
| Ishaq Dar Ishaq Dar Mohammad Ishaq Dar is a Pakistani Economist and currently serving as the Senator of the Pakistan Muslim League to the Senate Secretariat of Pakistan. He is the current Parliamentary leader to the Senate Secretariat and also served as the former Finance & Commerce Minister of Pakistan... |
March 31, 2008 | May 12, 2008 | |
| Naveed Qamar | May 12, 2008 | October 8, 2008 | |
| Shaukat Tareen Shaukat Tareen Shaukat Tarin is a senior banker from Pakistan who also served as the country's Finance Minister in Yousaf Raza Gillani-led government from 2008 to 2010. Appointed to this position as an adviser to the government on 7 October 2008, he was elected as a senator from Sindh on 27 July 2009, thereafter... |
October 8, 2008 | February 22, 2010 | |
| No appointment | February 22, 2010 | March, 18, 2010 | Interim |
| Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Abdul Hafeez Shaikh is a Pakistani economist and a politician from Sindh province, Pakistan. Dr. Shaikh is the current Finance Minister in the Cabinet of Pakistan. Dr. Shaikh was elected as a Member of the Senate from the Pakistan Peoples Party platform.... |
March, 18, 2010 | Incumbent |
See also
- Constitution of PakistanConstitution of PakistanThe Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is the supreme law of Pakistan. Known as the Constitution of 1973, it was drafted by the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and, following additions by the opposition parties, was approved by the legislative assembly on April 10, 1973...
- Defence Minister of PakistanDefence Minister of PakistanThe Defence Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Defence, under which serve the three armed forces of the country, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force, and Pakistan Navy...
- Foreign Minister of PakistanForeign Minister of PakistanThe Foreign Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current Foreign Minister is Hina Rabbani Khar who took office as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs on 11 February 2011, and as full Minister of Foreign Affairs on 20 July, 2011...
- Interior Minister of Pakistan
- President of PakistanPresident of PakistanThe President of Pakistan is the head of state, as well as figurehead, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recently passed an XVIII Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a...
- Prime Minister of PakistanPrime Minister of PakistanThe Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government...