Foreign Minister of Pakistan
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The 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
The following is the list of all the previous foreign ministers of Pakistan to date.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also known as Foreign Ministry, is a Government of Pakistan's federal and executive Ministry which is responsible for international and Foreign Affairs. The ministry was created in 1947, and was one of the first ministries to be established...
. The current Foreign Minister is Hina Rabbani Khar
Hina Rabbani Khar
Hina Rabbani Khar is a Pakistani politician and the current Foreign Minister of Pakistan. Appointed in July of 2011, she is the first female and the youngest person to ever head Pakistani's Ministry of Foreign Affairs....
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
The following is the list of all the previous foreign ministers of Pakistan to date.
List of Foreign Ministers of Pakistan
| No. | Name of Foreign Minister | Entered Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan Muhammad Zafrulla Khan Chaudhry Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, KCSI was a Pakistani politician, diplomat, international jurist, and scholar of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, known for drafting the Pakistan Resolution, for his representation of Pakistan at the United Nations, and serving as a judge at the International... |
December 27, 1947 | October 24, 1954 |
| 2 | Muhammad Ali Bogra Muhammad Ali Bogra Nawabzada Mohammed Ali Bogra was a Pakistani statesman of Bengali origin, who served as the third Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953 until 1955.-Early life:... |
October 24, 1954 | August 11, 1955 |
| 3 | Hamidul Huq Choudhury Hamidul Huq Choudhury Hamidul Huq Choudhury was born in Noakhali District, Bengal during the British Raj. He was educated in Dhaka and Calcutta, and had a varied, distinguished and at times controversial career as a lawyer, politician and newspaper proprietor.- Education :Hamidul Huq was educated at the Dacca... |
September 28, 1955 | September 12, 1956 |
| 4 | Feroz Khan Noon Feroz Khan Noon Malik Sir Feroz Khan Noon, KCSI, KCIE, Kt was a politician from Pakistan.-Early life:Born on 18th of June 1893 at village Hamoka,tehsil Khushab, Punjab. He was educated at Aitchison College, Lahore.... |
September 14, 1956 | October 7, 1958 |
| 5 | Manzur Qadir Manzur Qadir Manzur Qadir was a leading Pakistani jurist of the mid-20th century. He also served as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan in the military government of Ayub Khan from 1958 to 1962.He was the son of Sir Abdul Qadir... |
October 29, 1958 | June 8, 1962 |
| 6 | Muhammad Ali Bogra Muhammad Ali Bogra Nawabzada Mohammed Ali Bogra was a Pakistani statesman of Bengali origin, who served as the third Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953 until 1955.-Early life:... |
June 13, 1962 | January 23, 1963 |
| 7 | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977, and prior to that, 4th President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973. Bhutto was the founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party — the largest and most influential political party in Pakistan— and served as its chairman until his... |
January 24, 1963 | June 31, 1966 |
| 8 | Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada NI, a direct descendant of Shaikh Burhanuddin Raz-i-Ilahi of the Shattar order in Burhanpur, who had, amongst others, Emperor Aurangzeb as his disciple), Barrister-at-Law and a graduate in Law from Bombay University in... |
July 20, 1966 | April 25, 1968 |
| 9 | Mian Arshad Hussain | April 25, 1968 | April 4, 1969 |
| 10 | Yahya Khan Yahya Khan General Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan Qizilbash, H.Pk, HJ, S.Pk, psc was the third President of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971, following the resignation of Ayub Khan... |
April 5, 1969 | December 20, 1971 |
| 11 | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977, and prior to that, 4th President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973. Bhutto was the founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party — the largest and most influential political party in Pakistan— and served as its chairman until his... |
December 20, 1971 | March 28, 1977 |
| 12 | Aziz Ahmed Aziz Ahmed Aziz Ahmed, , HPk, was a career Pakistani statesman and diplomat during the Cold war served as 12th Foreign Minister, serving under executed Prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto... |
March 30, 1977 | July 5, 1977 |
| 13 | Agha Shahi Agha Shahi Agha Shahi NI was a Pakistani diplomat and Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 1977 to 1982, during the regime of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. He served as the President of the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad till his death.-Diplomatic career:Shahi gained M.Sc... |
January 14, 1978 | March 9, 1982 |
| 14 | Sahabzada Yaqub Khan Sahabzada Yaqub Khan Lieutenant-General Sahabzada Yaqub Ali Khan is a retired 3 star rank general in the Pakistan Army who the was the international face of Pakistan for three decades. He served as Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 1982 to 1991 during the dying days of Cold War and then caretaker Foreign Minister... |
March 21, 1982 | November 1, 1987 |
| 15 | Sahabzada Yaqub Khan Sahabzada Yaqub Khan Lieutenant-General Sahabzada Yaqub Ali Khan is a retired 3 star rank general in the Pakistan Army who the was the international face of Pakistan for three decades. He served as Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 1982 to 1991 during the dying days of Cold War and then caretaker Foreign Minister... |
June 9, 1988 | March 20, 1991 |
| 16 | Abdul Sattar Abdul Sattar (Pakistani diplomat) Abdul Sattar is a Pakistani diplomat and lawyer who served as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 1999 to 2002 under the Military Government led by then-Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf... (Acting) |
July 23, 1993 | October 19, 1993 |
| 17 | Farooq Leghari Farooq Leghari Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari was the eighth President of Pakistan from November 14, 1993 until December 2, 1997... |
October 19, 1993 | November 14, 1993 |
| 18 | Aseff Ahmad Ali | November 16, 1993 | November 4, 1996 |
| 19 | Sahabzada Yaqub Khan Sahabzada Yaqub Khan Lieutenant-General Sahabzada Yaqub Ali Khan is a retired 3 star rank general in the Pakistan Army who the was the international face of Pakistan for three decades. He served as Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 1982 to 1991 during the dying days of Cold War and then caretaker Foreign Minister... (Acting) |
November 11, 1996 | February 24, 1997 |
| 20 | Gohar Ayub Khan Gohar Ayub Khan Gohar Ayub Khan is a Pakistani politician and a son of the late Pakistani dictator, President General Ayub Khan. A Tareen/Tarin Afghan/Pathan, he was born in village Rehana, Haripur, Hazara region. Khan studied at Army Burn Hall College, Abbottabad, and Saint Mary's Academy, Rawalpindi,... |
February 25, 1997 | August 7, 1998 |
| 21 | 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... |
August 7, 1998 | October 12, 1999 |
| 22 | Abdul Sattar Abdul Sattar (Pakistani diplomat) Abdul Sattar is a Pakistani diplomat and lawyer who served as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 1999 to 2002 under the Military Government led by then-Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf... |
November 6, 1999 | June 14, 2002 |
| 23 | Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri Mian Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri is a Pakistani politician and diplomat. He was the Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 2002 to 2007.- Family background :Khurshid M. Kasuri belongs to one of the old political families of Pakistan... |
November 23, 2002 | November 15, 2007 |
| 24 | Inam-ul-Haq (Acting) | November 15, 2007 | March 24, 2008 |
| 25 | Shah Mehmood Qureshi Shah Mehmood Qureshi Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Hussain Qureshi is well-known Politician in Pakistan. He was the Foreign Minister of Pakistan in the coalition government of PPP, Muttahida Quami Movement[MQM], ANP and JUI-F formed after the 2008 general elections. He was a senior leader of Pakistan Peoples Party, where... |
March 31, 2008 | February 9, 2011 |
| 26 | Hina Rabbani Khar Hina Rabbani Khar Hina Rabbani Khar is a Pakistani politician and the current Foreign Minister of Pakistan. Appointed in July of 2011, she is the first female and the youngest person to ever head Pakistani's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.... |
February 13, 2011 (Minister of State) July 20, 2011 (as full Minister) |
Incumbent |
See also
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