The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (MSFA) is the junior minister within the Cabinet of Pakistan who serves as the second highest-ranking member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after the Foreign Minister.
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.
List of ministers of state for foreign affairs of Pakistan No.Name Entered officeLeft office1Aziz Ahmed7 February 197328 March 19772Zain Noorani10 April 198529 May 19883Siddiq Khan Kanju10 September 199118 July 19934Siddiq Khan Kanju11 July 199712 October 19995Inam-ul-Haq22 June 200222 November 20026Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar4 September 200415 November 20077Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan4 November 20089 February 20118Hina Rabbani Khar11 February 201120 July 20119Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan20 July 201125 March 201310Hina Rabbani Khar19 April 202210 August 2023
See also Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Minister of Pakistan Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
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External links Ministers of State for Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs