's cabinet. The Minister is required to be a member of the Parliament.
. Shaikh has served since March 18, 2010 and was
executive, he is noncontroversial and highly regarded in the international financial agencies.
| Name of Finance Minister |
Entered Office |
Left Office |
| Ghulam Muhammad |
August 15, 1947 |
October 19, 1951 |
Chaudhry Muhammad AliChaudhry Muhammad Ali Chaudhry Muhammad Ali Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (Punjabi, ; (July 15, 1905 - December 2, 1980) was a Pakistani statesman who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1955 to 1956.-Early life:...
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October 24, 1951 |
August 11, 1955 |
| Syed Amjad Ali Syed Amjad Ali was a Pakistani civil servant who served at many portfolios in the Government of Pakistan. He held numerous positions, including Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S...
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October 17, 1955 |
October 7, 1958 |
Muhammad ShoaibMuhammad Shoaib was Finance Minister of Pakistan from November 15, 1958 - June 8, 1962 and December 15, 1962 - March 23, 1965. He was married to Iffatara. Nafis Sadik is the daughter of Muhammad Shoaib.- See also :* Nafis Sadik...
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November 15, 1958 |
June 8, 1962 |
| Abdul Qadir Abdul Qadir is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Qadir. The name means "servant of the powerful", Al-Qādir being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names....
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June 9, 1962 |
December 15, 1962 |
Muhammad ShoaibMuhammad Shoaib was Finance Minister of Pakistan from November 15, 1958 - June 8, 1962 and December 15, 1962 - March 23, 1965. He was married to Iffatara. Nafis Sadik is the daughter of Muhammad Shoaib.- See also :* Nafis Sadik...
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December 15, 1962 |
August 25, 1966 |
| N M Uqaili N. M. Uqaili was the Finance Minister of Pakistan and chairman of Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation . He headed the privatisation commission during the Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq government to study the state of the State enterprises and served as the Governor of State Bank of Pakistan...
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August 25, 1966 |
March 25, 1969 |
| Vice Admiral Vice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...
Syed Mohammad AhsanVice-Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan HQA, SPk, DSO, was a senior three-star admiral who was the 4th Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan Navy from October 20, 1966 to August 31, 1969...
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April 5, 1969 |
August 3, 1969 |
| Nawab Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash Nawab Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash was a politician from the Punjab and a minister in the governments of the Punjab, West Pakistan and Pakistan....
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August 4, 1969 |
February 22, 1971 |
| Mubashar Hassan |
December 24, 1971 |
October 22, 1974 |
| Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan was the 11th Finance Minister of Pakistan from October 22, 1974 to March 28, 1977. He was from the city of Sahiwal, which is in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-External links:...
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October 22, 1974 |
March 28, 1977 |
| Abdul Hafiz Pirzada Abdul Hafiz Pirzada, Senior Advocate Supreme Court, is one of the premier lawyers of Pakistan. Pirzada, a lawmaker and legal expert, is one of the founding members of Pakistan Peoples Party , a democratic socialist party, and a close associate and aide of former Prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto...
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March 30, 1977 |
July 5, 1977 |
Ghulam Ishaq KhanGhulam Ishaq Khan , abbreviated as GIK, was the seventh President of Pakistan from August 17, 1988 until July 18, 1993 and a career statesman from the start to the end of cold war...
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July 5, 1977 |
March 21, 1985 |
Mahbub ul HaqMahbub ul Haq was an Pakistani economist who is known to be the pioneer of Human development theory and the founder of the Human Development Report...
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April 10, 1985 |
January 28, 1986 |
| Mian Yasin Khan Wattoo |
January 28, 1986 |
May 29, 1988 |
Mahbub ul HaqMahbub ul Haq was an Pakistani economist who is known to be the pioneer of Human development theory and the founder of the Human Development Report...
(caretaker) |
June 9, 1988 |
December 1, 1988 |
Benazir BhuttoBenazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....
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December 4, 1988 |
August 6, 1990 |
| Sartaj Aziz Sartaj Aziz , PhD, is a world recognized Pakistani economist, peace and Pakistan Movement activist currently serving as a Senator from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province to Senate Secretariat...
(caretaker till 6 Nov 1990) |
August 6, 1990 |
July 18, 1993 |
| Syed Babar Ali Syed Babar Ali is a Pakistani businessman, philanthropist and former Finance Minister of Pakistan. Ali served as the finance minister of the country in the caretaker government of Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi from July 23, 1993 to October 19, 1993...
(caretaker) |
July 23, 1993 |
October 19, 1993 |
Benazir BhuttoBenazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....
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January 26, 1994 |
October 10, 1996 |
| Naveed Qamar |
October 10, 1996 |
November 5, 1996 |
| Shahid Javed Burki Shahid Javed Burki is a professional economist who has served as a Vice President of the World Bank and as a caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan...
(caretaker) |
November 11, 1996 |
February 17, 1997 |
| Sartaj Aziz Sartaj Aziz , PhD, is a world recognized Pakistani economist, peace and Pakistan Movement activist currently serving as a Senator from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province to Senate Secretariat...
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February 25, 1997 |
August 6, 1998 |
| Ishaq Dar Mohammad Ishaq Dar is a Pakistani Economist and currently serving as the Senator of the Pakistan Muslim League to the Senate Secretariat of Pakistan. He is the current Parliamentary leader to the Senate Secretariat and also served as the former Finance & Commerce Minister of Pakistan...
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November 6, 1998 |
October 12, 1999 |
Shaukat AzizShaukat Aziz is a world acclaimed Pakistani economist who was the 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan from May 20, 2004 to 15 November 2007 in a joint military government led by General Pervez Musharraf. A Citibank executive, Aziz returned to Pakistan from the United States to be became Finance...
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November 6, 1999 |
November 15, 2007 |
| Salman Shah Dr. Salman Shah was the former caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan. He has also served as an advisor to the Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz on finance, economic affairs, statistics and revenues. He is the son-in-law of former Chief of Army Staff General Asif Nawaz Janjua. He has two sons and...
(caretaker) |
November 16, 2007 |
March 25, 2008 |
| Ishaq Dar Mohammad Ishaq Dar is a Pakistani Economist and currently serving as the Senator of the Pakistan Muslim League to the Senate Secretariat of Pakistan. He is the current Parliamentary leader to the Senate Secretariat and also served as the former Finance & Commerce Minister of Pakistan...
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March 31, 2008 |
May 12, 2008 |
| Naveed Qamar |
May 12, 2008 |
October 8, 2008 |
| Shaukat Tareen Shaukat Tarin is a senior banker from Pakistan who also served as the country's Finance Minister in Yousaf Raza Gillani-led government from 2008 to 2010. Appointed to this position as an adviser to the government on 7 October 2008, he was elected as a senator from Sindh on 27 July 2009, thereafter...
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October 8, 2008 |
February 22, 2010 |
| No appointment |
February 22, 2010 |
March, 18, 2010 |
Interim |
| Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Abdul Hafeez Shaikh is a Pakistani economist and a politician from Sindh province, Pakistan. Dr. Shaikh is the current Finance Minister in the Cabinet of Pakistan. Dr. Shaikh was elected as a Member of the Senate from the Pakistan Peoples Party platform....
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March, 18, 2010 |
Incumbent |