Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (MSFA) is the junior minister(deputy minister) within the Cabinet of Pakistan who serves as the second highest-ranking member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after the Foreign Minister.

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
State emblem of Pakistan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleSir Minister
Member ofCabinet, National Security Council
Reports toForeign Minister of Pakistan
ResidenceIslamabad, Pakistan
NominatorPrime Minister of Pakistan
AppointerPresident of Pakistan
Term lengthPleasure of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holderAziz Ahmed
Formation1972

During the absence of a Foreign Minister, Minister of State takes the de facto charge 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.

In the case that the Minister of State is not the member of the Parliament of Pakistan, the position is titled as the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs (SAPM on Foreign Affairs). Pakistan currently has no MSFA(deputy foreign minister) and ministry is run by a Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs.

List of Ministers of State for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan
No. Name of Foreign Minister Entered Office Left Office
1 Aziz Ahmed 7 February 1973 28 March 1977
2 Zain Noorani 10 April 1985 29 May 1988
3 Siddiq Khan Kanju 10 September 1991 18 July 1993
4 Siddiq Khan Kanju 11 July 1997 12 October 1999
5 Inam-ul-Haq 22 June 2002 22 November 2002
6 Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar 4 September 2004 15 November 2007
7 Malik Amad Khan 4 November 2008 9 February 2011
8 Hina Rabbani Khar 11 February 2011 20 July 2011
9 Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan 20 July 2011 18 April 2012
10 Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan 18 April 2012 25 March 2013
11 Tariq Fatemi (serving as Special Assistant) 25 March 2013 28 July 2017

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