Second Zulfikar Ali Bhutto government explained

Cabinet Name:Second Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Government
Cabinet Number:19th
Jurisdiction:Pakistan
Date Formed:30 March 1977
Date Dissolved:5 July 1977
Government Head:Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Deputy Government Head Title:Deputy Prime Minister
State Head:Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
Political Party: Pakistan People's Party
Legislature Status:Supermajority
Opposition Party: Pakistan National Alliance
Opposition Leader:Abdul Wali Khan
Legislature Term:6th National Assembly of Pakistan
Previous:First Zulfikar
Successor:Zia administration
Incumbent:March 1977 - July 1977

Second Zulfikar Ali Bhutto government was formed on 30 March 1977 after Zulfikar Ali Bhutto gained a large majority in the 1977 Pakistani general election.[1] [2] The government was dissolved on 5 July 1977 when Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq declared martial law.[3] [4]

Cabinet

Federal Ministers

MinisterPortfolioPeriod
Zulfiqar Ali BhuttoPrime Minister
Ministry of Defence
30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Sheikh Mohammad RashidMinistry of Agriculture, Co-operative and Land Reforms30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Rana Mohammad Hanif KhanMinistry of Commerce and Local Government30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Abdul Hafeez PirzadaMinistry of Finance, Planning and Provincial Co-ordination30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Mir Afzal KhanMinistry of Water and Power30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Mumtaz BhuttoMinistry of Communications30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Kausar NiaziMinistry of Religious Affairs, Minorities Affairs and Overseas Pakistanis30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Aziz AhmedMinistry of Foreign Affairs30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Yahya BakhtiarAttorney General30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Hamid Raza GilaniMinistry of Industries30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Muhammad Haneef KhanMinistry of States & Frontier Regions and Kashmir Affairs30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Taj Muhammad JamaliMinistry of Health and Population Planning30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Yasin WattooMinistry of Education30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
S. M. MasoodMinistry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Abdul Sattar GabolMinistry of Labour and Manpower30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Tahir Mohammad KhanMinistry of Information & Broadcasting30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Arbab Jehangir KhanMinistry of Housing and Works30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Nur Hayat NoonMinistry of Culture, Archaeology, Sports and Tourism30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Makhdoom Hameed-ud-DinMinistry of Petroleum and Natural Resources30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Ghulam HussainMinistry of Railways30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Anwar Aziz ChaudhryMinistry of Food and Agrarian Management30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Farooq LeghariMinistry of Production30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Niaz Muhammad WassanMinistry of Science and Technology30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977

Minister of State

Notes and References

  1. https://cabinet.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/Federal%20Cabinet%201947/10d%20Prime%20Ministers%20Cab%2030%20Mar77%20to%205July%2077.pdf
  2. Web site: Bhutto's Party Wins Big Majority In Voting for Pakistan Parliament. Henry Kamm Special to The New York. Times. March 8, 1977. NYTimes.com.
  3. Web site: Head of Martial Law in Pakistan. July 6, 1977. NYTimes.com.
  4. Web site: PAKISTANI MILITARY, NOW RULING NATION, PROMISES ELECTIONS. July 6, 1977. NYTimes.com.