| Post: | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan |
| Style: | Minister |
| Formation: | July 2016 (First May ministry) |
| First: | Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay |
| Appointer: | The King |
| Termlength: | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Nominator: | Prime Minister |
| Incumbent: | Hamish Falconer |
| Incumbentsince: | 18 July 2024 |
| Department: | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Insigniacaption: | Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government |
| Insignia: | Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (2022).svg |
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan[1] is a mid-level position in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the British government. Hamish Falconer MP was appointed to the role by Prime Minister Keir Starmer in July 2024.
The office was previously held by Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi when it was styled as Senior Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs[2] and Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St Johns when it was styled as Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth.[3]
The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities:[4]
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | P.M. | F.Sec. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State for International Energy Policy | |||||||||
| The Lord Howell of Guildford | 14 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | Cameron | Hague | ||||
| Senior Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |||||||||
| The Baroness Warsi | 4 September 2012 | 5 August 2014 | Conservative | Cameron | Hague | ||||
| Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth | |||||||||
| The Baroness Anelay of St Johns | 6 August 2014 | 12 June 2017 | Conservative | ||||||
| The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 13 June 2017 | 2 September 2020 | Conservative | May | Hunt | ||||
| Minister of State for South and Central Asia, North Africa, United Nations and the Commonwealth | |||||||||
| The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 2 September 2020 | 22 September 2022 | Conservative | Johnson | |||||
| Minister of State for the Middle East, South Asia and the United Nations | |||||||||
| The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 22 September 2022 | 30 October 2022 | Conservative | Truss | Cleverly | ||||
| Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the United Nations | |||||||||
| The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 30 October 2022 | 14 November 2023 | Conservative | Sunak | Cleverly | ||||
| Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Commonwealth and United Nations | |||||||||
| The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 14 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | Cameron | ||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan | |||||||||
| Hamish Falconer | 18 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Starmer | Lammy | ||||