Abbasi government explained

Jurisdiction:Pakistan
Flag:Flag_of_Pakistan.svg
Cabinet Name:Federal Cabinet under the Premiership of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Date Formed:4 August 2017
Date Dissolved:31 May 2018
Government Head:Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
State Head:Mamnoon Hussain
Political Party: PML–N JUI–F PML–F NP
Legislature Term:14th Parliament of Pakistan
Opposition Party: Pakistan Peoples Party
Opposition Leader:Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah
Previous:Third Nawaz Sharif government
Successor:Mulk caretaker government
Cabinet Number:46th

The Abbasi government was formed by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on 4 August 2017 to begin a new government following the disqualification of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif until the end of May 2018 when justice Nasirul Mulk took oath as new caretaker prime minister.[1] [2] The government, a Pakistan Muslim League (N) majority government, succeeded the third Nawaz Sharif government, which was formed following the 2013 general election[3] and had dissolved in the July 2017 after Nawaz Sharif was disqualification by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to hold the office of Prime Minister.[4] [5]

The government retained relatively the same cabinet as the one prior, composed mostly of Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians, while continuing the policies of the previous Prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, while still making policy changes.

Cabinet

Federal ministers
PortfolioMinister TermRef
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Prime Minister
Federal Minister of Energy
Shahid Khaqan AbbasiAugust 2017 — May 2018
August 2017 — November 2017 [6]
Miftah IsmailDecember 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of Defence
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
Khurram Dastgir KhanAugust 2017 — May 2018
May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Khawaja Muhammad AsifAugust 2017 — April 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of Interior
Federal Minister of Planning and Development
Ahsan IqbalAugust 2017 — May 2018
September 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of Commerce and TextileMuhammad Pervaiz MalikAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of RailwaysKhawaja Saad RafiqueAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith HarmonySardar Muhammad YousufAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of Parliamentary AffairsSheikh Aftab AhmedAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of States and Frontier RegionsAbdul Qadir BalochAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of CommunicationsHafiz Abdul KareemAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #FF9900" Akram Khan DurraniAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #FF9900" Federal Minister of Postal ServicesMaulana Ameer ZamanAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Awais LeghariOctober 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of Industries and ProductionGhulam Murtaza JatoiAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: Yellow" Federal Minister of Maritime AffairsHasil BizenjoAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of Water ResourcesSyed Javed Ali ShahAugust 2017 — May 2018[7]
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of StatisticsKamran MichaelAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of Federal Education and Professional TrainingMuhammad Baligh Ur RehmanAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-BaltistanBarjees TahirAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of Climate ChangeMushahid Ullah KhanAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of Inter-Provincial CoordinationRiaz Hussain PirzadaAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: Violet" Federal Minister of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource DevelopmentPir Sadaruddin ShahAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of National Health Services, Regulation and CoordinationSaira Afzal TararAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of Narcotics ControlSalahuddin TirmiziAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of National Food Security and ResearchSikandar Hayat Khan BosanAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister of Defence Production
Federal Minister of Science and Technology
Rana Tanveer HussainAugust 2017 — May 2018
November 2017 — May 2018
Federal Minister of Law and JusticeZahid HamidAugust 2017 — November 2017
Zafarullah KhanNovember 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister for PrivatisationDaniyal AzizAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Federal Minister for Human RightsMumtaz Ahmed TararAugust 2017 — May 2018[8]
Ministers of State
PortfolioMinisterTermRef
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource DevelopmentAbdul Rehman Khan KanjuAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for PowerAbid Sher AliAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for Information Technology and TelecommunicationAnusha RahmanAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for Inter-Provincial CoordinationDarshan PunshiAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for States and Frontier RegionsGhalib KhanAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for Maritime AffairsChaudhry Jaffar IqbalAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for PetroleumJam Kamal KhanAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary HeritageMarriyum AurangzebAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for Parliamentary AffairsMohsin Shahnawaz RanjhaOctober 2017- May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for Commerce and TextileAkram AnsariAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith HarmonyMuhammad Amin Ul Hasnat ShahAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for Industries and ProductionArshad Khan LeghariAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for CommunicationsMuhammad Junaid Anwar ChaudhryAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for Interior AffairsMuhammad Tallal ChaudryAugust 2017 — May 2018[9]
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for Capital Administration and DevelopmentTariq Fazal ChaudhryAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for Human RightsUsman IbrahimAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for National Food Security and ResearchSyed Ayaz Ali Shah SheeraziAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for Science and TechnologyMir Dostain Khan DomkiAugust 2017 — May 2018
align=center style="background-color: #9999FF" Minister of State for FinanceRana Afzal KhanDecember 2017 — May 2018

Notes and References

  1. News: New cabinet takes oath: Khawaja Asif foreign minister, Ahsan Iqbal interior minister. 4 August 2017. Dawn. 4 August 2017. en.
  2. News: Pakistan Swears In New Federal Cabinet. 4 August 2017. Newsweek Pakistan. 4 August 2017.
  3. News: Nawaz Sharif's cabinet takes oath. 5 August 2017. India TV.
  4. News: Pakistan's ruling party vows smooth transition ahead of vote on interim PM. 5 August 2017. Reuters. 2017.
  5. News: PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved. 5 August 2017. Daily Pakistan.
  6. News: Raza. Syed Irfan. PM Abbasi's bloated cabinet sworn in. 5 August 2017. Dawn. 5 August 2017. en.
  7. News: Portfolios of federal, state ministers. 5 August 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. 5 August 2017. en.
  8. News: Reporter. The Newspaper's Staff. Four more inducted into federal cabinet. 6 September 2017. DAWN.COM. 11 August 2017. en.
  9. News: Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings - The Express Tribune. 26 September 2017. The Express Tribune. 25 September 2017.