Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)
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The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs is the junior minister in the government and the deputy head of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
after the Foreign Minister
. The current Minister of State for Foreign Affairs is Ahmed Poria who took charge in July, 2011.
During the absence of a Foreign Minister, Minister of State takes the charge of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There were two such instances in the past; Siddiq Khan Kanju
was the effective Foreign Minister from 1991 to 1993 and Inam-ul-Haq for four months in 2002.
The following is the list of all the previous ministers of state for foreign affairs of Pakistan to date.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also known as Foreign Ministry, is a Government of Pakistan's federal and executive Ministry which is responsible for international and Foreign Affairs. The ministry was created in 1947, and was one of the first ministries to be established...
after the Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister of Pakistan
The Foreign Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current Foreign Minister is Hina Rabbani Khar who took office as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs on 11 February 2011, and as full Minister of Foreign Affairs on 20 July, 2011...
. The current Minister of State for Foreign Affairs is Ahmed Poria who took charge in July, 2011.
During the absence of a Foreign Minister, Minister of State takes the charge of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There were two such instances in the past; Siddiq Khan Kanju
Siddiq Khan Kanju
Mohammad Siddiq Khan Kanju , Lodhran district in Punjab province, Pakistan, died in Kahror Pakka in July 2001) was a Pakistani politician and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.-Education:...
was the effective Foreign Minister from 1991 to 1993 and Inam-ul-Haq for four months in 2002.
The following is the list of all the previous ministers of state for foreign affairs of Pakistan to date.
List of Ministers of State for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan
| No. | Name of Foreign Minister | Entered Office | Left Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aziz Ahmed Aziz Ahmed Aziz Ahmed, , HPk, was a career Pakistani statesman and diplomat during the Cold war served as 12th Foreign Minister, serving under executed Prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto... |
7 February, 1973 | 28 March, 1977 | |
| 2 | Zain Noorani | 10 April, 1985 | 29 May, 1988 | |
| 3 | Siddiq Khan Kanju Siddiq Khan Kanju Mohammad Siddiq Khan Kanju , Lodhran district in Punjab province, Pakistan, died in Kahror Pakka in July 2001) was a Pakistani politician and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.-Education:... |
10 September, 1991 | 18 July, 1993 | |
| 4 | Siddiq Khan Kanju Siddiq Khan Kanju Mohammad Siddiq Khan Kanju , Lodhran district in Punjab province, Pakistan, died in Kahror Pakka in July 2001) was a Pakistani politician and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.-Education:... |
11 July, 1997 | 12 October, 1999 | |
| 5 | Inam-ul-Haq | 22 June, 2002 | 22 November, 2002 | |
| 6 | Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar was Minister of State for Foreign Affairs within Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2007.Prior to entering politics he qualified as a Barrister-at-Law in London, following which he was an associate at Orr, Dignam & Co., Pakistan's leading corporate law... |
4 September, 2004 | 15 November, 2007 | |
| 7 | Malik Amad Khan | 4 November, 2008 | 9 February, 2011 | |
| 8 | Hina Rabbani Khar Hina Rabbani Khar Hina Rabbani Khar is a Pakistani politician and the current Foreign Minister of Pakistan. Appointed in July of 2011, she is the first female and the youngest person to ever head Pakistani's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.... |
11 February, 2011 | 20 July, 2011 | |
| 9 | Ahmed Poria | 20 July, 2011 | Incumbent |
See also
- Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also known as Foreign Ministry, is a Government of Pakistan's federal and executive Ministry which is responsible for international and Foreign Affairs. The ministry was created in 1947, and was one of the first ministries to be established...
- Foreign Minister of PakistanForeign Minister of PakistanThe Foreign Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current Foreign Minister is Hina Rabbani Khar who took office as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs on 11 February 2011, and as full Minister of Foreign Affairs on 20 July, 2011...
- Foreign Secretary of PakistanForeign Secretary of PakistanThe Foreign Secretaries of Pakistan is the bureaucratic head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Secretary, as in all other ministries of Government of Pakistan, works under the Minister who is the member of National Assembly...