Nazimuddin government was the second government and cabinet of Pakistan formed by Khwaja Nazimuddin on October 19, 1951.
During the Nazimuddin government, the foreign policy of Pakistan was formally independent, though a gradual inclination toward the United States became apparent. A confidential meeting of selected Cabinet members, including Zafrullah Khan, Choudhury Muhammad Ali, Abdur Rub Nishtar, and Ishtiaq Husain Qureshi, concluded that closer relations with Washington were necessary to solve economic and defence challenges of the country.
On 9 March 1953, Nazimuddin moved a resolution which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan following the death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, paying tribute to Stalin's leadership and foresight.
In April 1953, Governor-General Ghulam Mohammad dismissed the government of Prime Minister Khwaja Nazimuddin, citing failures in maintaining law and order and in managing an economic crisis associated with food shortages. During Nazimuddin's tenure, the law and order situation deteriorated following the anti-Ahmadi movement, which escalated into violence and resulted in the imposition of martial law in Lahore.
Cabinet Federal ministers Minister Portfolio Period Khwaja Nazimuddin Defence 24 October 1951 to 17 April 1953 Sir Zafrulla Khan Foreign Affairs & Commonwealth Relations 24 October 1951 to 17 April 1953 Fazlur Rahman 1. Commerce 2. Education 3. Economic Affairs 24 October 1951 to 17 April 1953 24 October 1951 to 3 February 1953 24 October 1951 to 17 April 1953 Chaudhri Muhammad Ali Finance 24 October 1951 to 17 April 1953 Abdus Sattar Pirzada 1. Food 2. Agriculture 3. Law 24 October 1951 to 17 April 1953 Khawaja Shahabuddin 1. Interior 2. Information & Broadcasting 24 October 1951 to 26 November 1951 Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani 1. Kashmir Affairs 2. Interior 3. States & Frontier Regions 24 October 1951 to 26 November 1951 26 November 1951 to 17 April 1953 26 November 1951 to 17 April 1953 Sardar Bahadur Khan Communications 24 October 1951 to 17 April 1953 Abdul Motaleb Malik 1. Labour 2. Health 3. Works 24 October 1951 to 17 April 1953 Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar Industries 26 October 1951 to 17 April 1953 Mahmud Husain 1. Kashmir Affairs 2. Education 26 November 1951 to 17 April 1953 4 February 1953 to 17 April 1953 Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi 1. Refugees & Rehabilitation 2. Information & Broadcasting 26 November 1951 to 17 April 1953 26 November 1951 to 17 April 1953
Ministers of State Minister Portfolio Period Mahmud Husain 1. Defence 2. States & Frontier Regions 24 October 1951 to 26 November 1951 Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi Refugees & Rehabilitation 24 October 1951 to 26 November 1951 Azizuddin Ahmad Minority Affairs 24 October 1951 to 17 April 1953 Ghayasuddin Pathan 1. Finance 2. Parliamentary Affairs 19 August 1952 to 17 April 1953 Syed Khalil-ur-Rehman Defence 19 August 1952 to 17 April 1953
Deputy minister Minister Portfolio Period Ghayasuddin Pathan Finance 24 October 1951 to 19 August 1952
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