P.M. Imran Khan finalises names of 21-member cabinet

The newly elected 22nd prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan on Saturday has finalized the names of his 21-member cabinet, Radio Pakistan reported.

According to a list issued by the party’s central media department, out of the 21 names announced 16 have been given the portfolio of a minister while five others will perform their duties as advisers to the premier.

The newly announced cabinet is expected to take oath at the Aiwan-i-Sadr on Monday.

Ministers

  • Law and Justice: Dr. Muhammad Farogh Naseem
  • States and Frontier Regions: Chaudhary Tariq Bashir Cheema
  • Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony: Noorul Haq Qadri
  • Human Rights: Dr Shireen Mazari
  • Petroleum Division: Ghulam Sarwar Khan
  • Defence Production: Zubaida Jalal
  • Information and Broadcasting Division: Fawad Chaudhry
  • National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination: Aamir Mehmood Kiyani
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Shah Mahmood Qureshi
  • Ministry of Defence: Pervez Khattak
  • Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs: Asad Umer
  • Ministry of Railways: Sheikh Rashid Ahmed
  • Inter-provincial Coordination: Fehmida Mirza
  • Information Technology and Telecommunication: Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui
  • Federal Education and Professional Training; National History and Literary Heritage Division: Shafqat Mahmood
  • Water Resources Ministry: Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar

Advisers

  • Establishment Division: Mohammad Shehzad Arbab
  • Commerce, Textile, Industry & Production and Investment: Abdul Razak Dawood
  • Institutional Reforms and Austerity: Ishrat Hussain
  • Climate Change: Amin Aslam
  • Parliamentary Affairs: Babar Awan

According to the 18th Constitution Amend­ment, the size of the federal cabinet should be not more than 11 per cent of the total strength of the National Assembly and Senate.