Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony
Nativename A:Arabic: وزارۃ الشؤن الدینیہ والوئام بین الادیان
Type:Government Organization
Picture Width:200px
Jurisdiction:Government of Pakistan
Headquarters:T.U.V. Blocks, Kohsar Block, Opposite Punjab House, Islamabad, Pakistan
Coordinates:33.7413°N 73.0925°W
Employees:500
Budget:Rs.493 million (2021)
Minister1 Name:Chaudhry Salik Hussain
Chief1 Name:Federal Secretary
Chief1 Position:Mr. Zulfiquar Haider

The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|وزارت مذہبی امور و بین المذاہب ہم آہنگی, abbreviated as MoRA) is a government agency of Pakistan responsible for religious matters such as pilgrimage outside Pakistan, especially to Iran and Iraq for Ziyarat, and Saudi Arabia for Umrah and Hajj. It is also responsible for the welfare and safety of pilgrims. The agency has its headquarters in Islamabad.[1]

The Ministry was established by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Its first minister was Maulana Kausar Niazi.[2]

Wings

The ministry is composed of several subordinate bodies including:

List of ministers

The following it the list of Federal Ministers for Religious Affairs:[3]

No.NameTenure startTenure end
1Maulana Kausar Niazi14 August 19735 July 1977
2A. K. Brohi5 July 197823 August 1978
3Mahmoud A. Haroon21 April 19799 March 1981
4General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq9 March 198115 March 1981
5Alhaj Mohammad Abbas Khan Abbasi15 March 198118 March 1984
6Raja Zafar-ul-Haq19 March 198426 February 1985
7Dr. Muhammad Afzal28 February 198524 March 1985
8Muhammad Khan Junejo10 April 198528 January 1986
9Mir Haji Tareen28 January 198628 August 1986
10Iqbal Ahmed Khan28 August 198620 December 1986
11Syed Qasim Shah1 February 198729 March 1987
12Haji Muhammad Saifullah Khan29 March 198729 May 1988
13Maulana Wasi Mazhar Naqvi (Caretaker Government)9 June 198819 November 1988
14Khan Bahadur Khan23 March 19896 August 1990
15Hazar Khan Bijarani7 October 19906 November 1990
16Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan28 March 199110 September 1991
17Maulana Muhamad Abdus Sattar Khan Niazi10 September 199118 July 1993
18Justice (R) Abdul Shakurul Islam18 July 199319 October 1993
19Jehangir Bader31 July 19965 November 1996
20Faridullah Khan (Caretaker Government)6 November 199617 February 1997
21Raja Zafar-ul-Haq11 July 199712 October 1999
22Abdul Malik Kasi6 November 199915 August 2000
23Dr. Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi15 August 20005 August 2002
24Owais Ahmed Ghani5 August 200223 November 2002
25Ijaz-ul-Haq24 March 200416 November 2007
26Khawaja Attaullah Taunsa Sharif (Caretaker Government)16 November 200725 March 2008
27Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah11 April 20083 November 2008
28Hamid Saeed Kazmi14 November 200814 December 2010
29Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah14 December 201016 March 2013
30Shahzada Jamal Nazir (Caretaker Government)3 April 20134 June 2013
31Sardar Muhammad Yousaf7 June 201331 May 2017
32Muhammad Yusuf Shaikh (Caretaker Government)5 June 201820 August 2018
33Noor-ul-Haq Qadri20 August 201810 April 2022
34Mufti Abdul Shakoor[4] 19 April 202215 April 2023
35Muhammad Talha Mahmood[5] 15 April 202310 August 2023
36Aniq Ahmed (Caretaker Government)17 August 2023
37Chaudhry Salik Hussain03 April 2024Present

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony . 2022-07-23 . mora.gov.pk.
  2. Web site: 2015-04-22 . 'There was no religious affairs ministry in Quaid's cabinet' . 2022-07-23 . Dawn. Pakistan . en.
  3. Web site: Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony . 2022-07-23 . mora.gov.pk.
  4. https://mora.gov.pk/Detail/OTgxMDIyMTEtN2ViMS00ZDRiLWFhZDItZTg3MzA3MjRlYjg5
  5. Web site: Talha Mahmood given portfolio of religious affairs . 19 April 2023 .