Minister of Finance (Pakistan) explained

Post:Minister of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs
Incumbent:Muhammad Aurangzeb
Appointer:President on the advice of the Prime Minister
First:Malik Ghulam Muhammad
Formation:August 14, 1947; 76 years ago
Incumbentsince:11 March 2024
Insignia:State emblem of Pakistan.svg
Insigniacaption:State Emblem of Pakistan
Member Of:Cabinet
Seat:Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory

The Minister of Finance of Pakistan (Urdu: 'Wazīr-ē-Khazana') is a leading cabinet member who heads the Ministry of Finance in the Government of Pakistan. The Minister is responsible each year for presenting the federal government's budget to the Parliament of Pakistan. Muhammad Aurangzeb is currently serving as the Finance Minister since March 11, 2024.

List of ministers

Legend
NamePortraitEntered officeLeft officePrime Minister
1Malik Ghulam MuhammadAugust 15, 1947October 19, 1951Liaquat Ali Khan
Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin
2Chaudhry Muhammad AliOctober 24, 1951August 11, 1955Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin
Mohammad Ali Bogra
3Syed Amjad AliOctober 17, 1955October 7, 1958Chaudhary Muhammad Ali
H. S. Suhrawardy
I. I. Chundrigar
Sir Feroze Khan Noon
4Muhammad ShoaibNovember 15, 1958June 8, 1962-(Martial Law)
5Abdul Qadir SanjraniJune 9, 1962December 15, 1962
6Muhammad ShoaibDecember 15, 1962August 25, 1966
7N M UqailiAugust 25, 1966March 25, 1969
8Vice Admiral Syed Mohammad AhsanApril 5, 1969August 3, 1969
9Nawab Muzaffar Ali Khan QizilbashAugust 4, 1969February 22, 1971
10Mubashar HassanDecember 24, 1971October 22, 1974-(Martial Law)
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
11Rana Mohammad Hanif KhanOctober 22, 1974March 28, 1977Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
12Abdul Hafiz PirzadaMarch 30, 1977July 5, 1977
13Ghulam Ishaq KhanJuly 5, 1977March 21, 1985-(Martial Law)
14Mahbub ul HaqApril 10, 1985January 28, 1986Muhammad Khan Junejo
15Yasin WattooJanuary 28, 1986May 29, 1988
16June 9, 1988December 1, 1988-(Martial Law)
17Ehsan-ul-Haq PirachaDecember 4, 1988August 6, 1990Benazir Bhutto
18August 6, 1990July 18, 1993Nawaz Sharif
19July 23, 1993October 19, 1993Benazir Bhutto
20Benazir BhuttoJanuary 26, 1994October 10, 1996
21Naveed QamarOctober 10, 1996November 5, 1996
22November 11, 1996February 17, 1997Nawaz Sharif
23Sartaj AzizFebruary 25, 1997August 6, 1998
24Ishaq DarNovember 6, 1998October 12, 1999
25Shaukat AzizNovember 6, 1999November 15, 2007-(Martial Law)
Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain
26November 16, 2007March 25, 2008Shaukat Aziz
27Ishaq DarMarch 31, 2008May 12, 2008Yousaf Raza Gillani
28Naveed QamarMay 12, 2008October 8, 2008
29Shaukat TarinOctober 8, 2008February 22, 2010
30Naveed QamarFebruary 22, 2010March 18, 2010
31Abdul Hafeez ShaikhMarch 18, 2010February 19, 2013Yousaf Raza Gillani
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
32Saleem MandviwallaFebruary 19, 2013June 7, 2013
33June 7, 2013July 28, 2017Nawaz Sharif
34August 1, 2017April 27, 2018Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
35Miftah IsmailApril 27, 2018May 31, 2018
36June 5, 2018August 18, 2018(Caretaker)
37August 20, 2018April 18, 2019 Imran Khan
- Abdul Hafeez ShaikhApril 18, 2019December 11, 2020
38December 11, 2020March 29, 2021
39Hammad AzharMarch 29, 2021April 16, 2021
40Shaukat TarinApril 17, 2021 October 17, 2021
-October 17, 2021December 27, 2021
41December 27, 2021April 11, 2022
42Miftah IsmailApril 19, 2022September 27, 2022Shehbaz Sharif
43Ishaq DarSeptember 28, 202210 August 2023
44Shamshad AkhtarAugust 17, 202304 March 2024Anwar ul Haq Kakar
45Muhammad Aurangzeb11 March 2024Incumbent Shehbaz Sharif

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