First Shehbaz Sharif provincial government explained

Jurisdiction:	Punjab, Pakistan
Flag:	Flag_of_Pakistan.svg
Cabinet Name:	First Shehbaz Sharif provincial government
Date Formed:	1997
Date Dissolved:	1999
Government Head:	Shehbaz Sharif
State Head:	Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
Political Party:	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Legislature Status:	Majority

The First Shehbaz Sharif provincial government was formed by Shehbaz Sharif in 1997 to begin a new government following the 1997 Pakistani general election.

Cabinet

Following were the members of cabinet:^[1]

Brig (Retd) Zulfiqar Ahmed Dhilloun (PP-134 – Sheikhupura) - PML(N) - Education
Ch Muhammad Afzal Sahi (PP-54 – Faisalabad) - PML(N) - Communication & Works (1998-1999)
Ch Muhammad Iqbal (PP-85 – Gujranwala) - PML(N)- Irrigation & Power
Ch Muhammad Riaz (PP-10 – Rawalpindi) - PML(N) - Cooperatives
Ch Shaukat Dawood (PP-239 – Rahim Yar Khan) - PML(N) - Revenue
Muhammad Iqbal Khan Khakwani (PP-160 – Multan) - PML(N) - Food
Haji Irfan Ahmed Khan Daha (PP-177 – Khanewal) - PML(N) - Transport
Malik Saleem Iqbal (PP-19 – Chakwal) - PML(N) - Forest, Fisheries, Wildlife and Tourism
Mian Meraj Din (PP-120 – Lahore) - PML(N)- Excise & Taxation
Ijaz Ahmed Sheikh (PP-102 – Sialkot) - PML(N) - Labour and Manpower
Muhammad Arshad Khan Lodhi (PP-182 – Sahiwal) - PML(N) - Industries & Mineral Development
Muhammad Basharat Raja (PP-4 – Rawalpindi) - PML(N) - Law & Parliamentary Affairs (Additional Charge – Information, Culture and Youth Affairs)
Pir Syed Muhammad Binyamin Rizvi (PP-99 – Mandi Baha-ud-Din) - PML(N) - Social Welfare, Women Development and Bait-ul-Maal
Raja Ishfaq Sarwar (PP-8 – Rawalpindi) - PML(N) - Health
Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan (PP-149 – Kasur) - PML(N) - Livestock & Dairy Development
Sahibzada Haji Muhammad Fazal Karim (PP-56 – Faisalabad) - PML(N) -

Auqaf

Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa (PP-201 – D.G. Khan) - PML(N)- Communication & Works
Syed Afzaal Ali Shah Gillani (PP-158 – Okara) - PML(N) - Housing & Physical Planning