The Shehbaz Sharif government was formed on 10 April 2022, after Sharif was nominated as candidate for Prime Minister by opposition parties following a No-confidence motion against Imran Khan in incumbent prime minister Imran Khan during the 2022–2024 Pakistan political unrest.
He took oath as the Prime Minister of Pakistan on 11 April 2022. At the time of appointment, he had the majority 85 seats in the ruling alliance of 179 MNA from eight political parties and independent candidates.
The cabinet was dissolved following the dissolution of National Assembly of Pakistan on 9 August 2023 by President Arif Alvi upon advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in accordance with Article 58-1 of Constitution of Pakistan.
Cabinet On 19 April 2022, the cabinet was formed, with 37 members taking the oath. Several more members joined the cabinet over the next few days.
As of March 2023, it consisted of 34 Federal Ministers, 7 Ministers of State, 4 Advisers to the Prime Minister and 39 Special Assistants to the Prime Minister. If Advisers and Special Assistants included, the cabinet is reportedly the largest in Pakistan's history. On this basis, the cabinet has been criticised as bloated and unaffordable, given the ongoing economic crisis. In a February 2023 article reporting on further appointments, The News International noted the high number of special assistants serving without portfolio. It further suggested these members were likely appointed in order to "please the appointees or their unknown recommenders." While advisers and special assistants are not officially cabinet members, and many do not claim a salary, they still enjoy the rank and status of cabinet members.
There are 19 SAPMs without any particular portfolio listed on the official website of the Cabinet Division, as well as Federal Minister Without Portfolio Mian Javed Latif.
Federal Ministers +Federal Ministers#NamePortfolioPartyAssumed officeLeft office1Shehbaz Sharif Prime Minister All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister.PMLN 11 April 2022 14 August 2023 2Khawaja AsifDefencePMLN19 April 2022 9 August 20233Ahsan IqbalPlanning, Development and Special InitiativesPMLN19 April 2022 9 August 20234Rana SanaullahInteriorPMLN19 April 2022 9 August 20235Rana Tanveer HussainFederal Education and Professional TrainingPMLN19 April 2022 9 August 20236Marriyum Aurangzeb Information & BroadcastingPMLN19 April 2022 9 August 20237Khawaja Saad RafiqueRailways and AviationPMLN19 April 2022 9 August 20238Azam Nazeer TararLaw and JusticePMLN19 April 2022 9 August 20239Khurram DastgirPowerPMLN19 April 2022 9 August 202310Riaz Hussain PirzadaHuman RightsPMLN19 April 2022 9 August 202311Murtaza Javed AbbasiParliamentary AffairsPMLN19 April 2022 9 August 202312Mian Javed LatifMinister without portfolioPMLN22 April 2022 9 August 202313Ishaq DarFinance, Revenue and Economic affairsPMLN28 September 2022 9 August 202314Syed Khurshid Ahmed ShahWater ResourcesPPP19 April 2022 9 August 202315Naveed QamarCommercePPP19 April 2022 9 August 202316Sherry RehmanClimate ChangePPP19 April 2022 9 August 202317Abdul Qadir PatelNational Health Services, Regulations and CoordinationPPP19 April 2022 9 August 202318Shazia MarriPoverty Alleviation and Social SafetyPPP19 April 2022 9 August 202319Makhdoom Syed Murtaza MehmoodIndustries & ProductionPPP19 April 2022 9 August 202320Sajid Hussain TuriOverseas Pakistanis and Human Resource DevelopmentPPP19 April 2022 9 August 202321Ehsan ur Rehman MazariInter Provincial CoordinationPPP19 April 2022 9 August 202322Abid Hussain BhayoPrivatizationPPP19 April 2022 9 August 202323Bilawal Bhutto ZardariForeign AffairsPPP27 April 2022 9 August 202324Asad MehmoodCommunicationsJUI (F)19 April 2022 9 August 202325Abdul WasayHousing and WorksJUI (F)19 April 2022 9 August 202327Muhammad Talha MahmoodStates and Frontier RegionsJUI (F)19 April 2022 9 August 2023Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony18 April 202328Syed Aminul HaqueInformation Technology and TelecommunicationMQM-P19 April 2022 9 August 202329Faisal SubzwariMaritime AffairsMQM-P19 April 2022 9 August 202330Muhammad Israr TareenDefence ProductionBAP19 April 2022 9 August 202331Shahzain BugtiNarcotics ControlJWP19 April 2022 9 August 202332Tariq Bashir CheemaNational Food Security and ResearchPML(Q)19 April 2022 9 August 202333Chaudhry Salik HussainBoard of InvestmentPML(Q)22 April 2022 9 August 202334Agha Hassan BalochScience and TechnologyBNP-M22 April 2022 9 August 2023 35 Ayaz Sadiq Economic Affairs PMLN19 April 2022 9 August 2023
Minister of State Minister of State#NamePartyPortfolioAssumed officeLeft office1Aisha Ghaus PashaPMLNFinance and Revenue19 April 20229 August 20232Hina Rabbani KharPPPForeign Affairs19 April 20229 August 20233Abdul Rehman Khan KanjuPMLNInterior19 April 20229 August 20234Shahadat AwanPPPLaw & Justice19 April 20229 August 20235Musadik MalikPMLNPetroleum19 April 20229 August 20236Muhammad Hashim NotezaiBNP(M)Power19 April 20229 August 20237Ehsanullah RekiBAPDefence Production29 July 20229 August 2023
Advisors +Advisors to the Prime Minister#NamePartyPortfolioStatusAssumed officeLeft office1Qamar Zaman KairaPPPKashmir Affairs And Gilgit-BaltistanFederal Minister19 April 20229 August 20232Amir MuqamPMLNPolitical and Public AffairsFederal Minister19 April 20229 August 20233Aun ChaudhryPMLNTourism and sportsFederal Minister19 April 20229 August 20234Ahad CheemaPMLNAdvisor for EstablishmentFederal Minister9 June 20229 August 2023
Special Assistants to the Prime Minister +Special Assistants to the Prime Minister#NamePartyPortfolioStatusAssumed officeLeft office1Tariq FatemiPMLNForeign AffairsMinister of state20 April 20229 August 20232Hanif AbbasiPMLNN/AFederal Minister27 April 20222 June 20223Muhammed SadiqMQM-P Special Representative for AfghanistanMinister of State27 April 20229 August 20234Syed Fahd HusainMQM-P Public Policy & Strategic CommunicationsFederal Minister13 May 2022 April 20235Shah Jahan YousafPMLNN/Aspecial assistant28 June 20229 August 20236Shaza Fatima KhawajaPMLNYouth AffairsMinister of State28 June 20229 August 20237Muhammad Junaid Anwar ChaudhryPMLNN/AMinister of State28 June 20229 August 20238Sheikh Fayyaz Ud DinPMLNN/AMinister of State28 June 20229 August 20239Tariq BajwaFinanceMinister of State28 June 20229 August 202310Romina Khurshid AlamPMLNN/AMinister of State28 June 20229 August 202311Shah Owais NooraniMMAN/AMinister of State28 June 20229 August 202312Zafaruddin MahmoodJUI (F)N/AMinister of State28 June 20229 August 202313Hafiz Abdul KareemPMLNN/AFederal Minister28 June 20229 August 202314Sadiq IftikharMQM-PInformation Technology & TelecomMinister of State6 July 20229 August 202315Muhammad Jehanzeb KhanBAPGovernment EffectivenessMinister of State14 July 20229 August 202316Attaullah TararPMLNNarcotics controlFederal Minister27 July 20229 August 202317Malik Ahmad KhanPMLNDefenceFederal Minister5 August 20229 August 202318Rubina IrfanPML(Q)N/AMinister of State5 August 20229 August 202319Malik Abdul Ghaffar DogarPMLNN/AMinister of State5 August 20229 August 202320Shaharyar Ali KhanPPPPrivatisationMinister of State11 August 20229 August 202321Faisal Karim KundiPPPPoverty Alleviation and Social SafetyMinister of State13 September 20229 August 202322Iftikhar Ahmed Khan BabarPPPKashmir Affairs & Gilgit BaltistanMinister of State13 September 20229 August 202323Mehr Irshad Ahmed SialPPPInter Provincial CoordinationMinister of State13 September 20229 August 202324Raza Rabbani KharPPPCommerceMinister of State13 September 20229 August 202325Mahesh Kumar MalaniPPPNational Health Services, Regulations & CoordinationMinister of State13 September 20229 August 202326Sardar Saleem Haider KhanPPPOverseas Pakistani & HR DevelopmentMinister of State13 September 20229 August 202327Tasneem Ahmed QureshiPPPIndustries & ProductionMinister of State13 September 20229 August 202328Syed Muhammad Ali Shah BachaPPPWater ResourcesMinister of State13 September 20229 August 202329Shahjahan YousufPML(Q)Minister of State13 September 20229 August 202330Nauman Ahmad LangrialPMLNN/AMinister of State13 September 20229 August 202331Irfan QadirBNP-MAccountability & InteriorFederal Minister7 October 20229 August 202332Tariq Mehmood PashaRevenueMinister of State28 October 20229 August 202333Rana Mubashir IqbalPMLNN/AFederal Minister21 December 20229 August 202334Fahd HaroonPPPPublic Communication & Digital PlatformsMinister of State19 January 20239 August 202335Muhammad Jawad Sohrab MalikN/AMinister of State2 February 20239 August 202336Rao Muhammad Ajmal KhanPMLNN/AMinister of State7 February 20239 August 202337Shaista PervaizPMLNN/AMinister of State7 February 20239 August 202338Chaudhry Hamid HameedPMLNN/AMinister of State7 February 20239 August 202339Qaiser Ahmed SheikhPMLNN/AMinister of State7 February 20239 August 202340Malik Sohail KhanPMLNN/AMinister of State7 February 20239 August 202341Chaudhry Abid RazaPMLNN/AMinister of State8 February 20239 August 202342Muhammad Moeen WattooPMLNN/AMinister of State8 February 20239 August 2023
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