Junejo government
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The Junejo government was formed on April 10, 1985, when Muhammad Khan Junejo became the prime minister of Pakistan .[1] His tenure began under the influence of military president Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq , who maintained control over key appointments, including several federal cabinet ministers.[2]
Known for his non-confrontational governance style, Junejo, a conservative member of the Pakistan Muslim League , directed administration officers to monitor the activities of parliament members, aiming to curb personal gains such as permits and plots, which eventually led to bureaucratic manipulations that weakened his rapport with parliamentarians.[2]
Despite multiple efforts by the National Assembly to end martial law, General Zia repeatedly deferred its lifting, stating it would end at an "appropriate time."[2] The assembly passed a unanimous resolution on May 26, 1985, demanding the cessation of martial law, which mirrored calls from provincial assemblies.[2] However, General Zia, who had already planned the timeline for ending martial law since 1983, disregarded these demands, maintaining his presidential authority and continuing to exercise control over the government through the Revival of the Constitution Order.[2]
On May 30, 1988, President Muhammad Zia ul-Haq dissolved the National Assembly of Pakistan and dismissed Junejo, citing the lawmakers' failure to maintain law and order.[3] The announcement came shortly after Prime Minister Junejo's return from a state visit of China , South Korea , and the Philippines .[3] The President stated that the decision was driven by the legislators' inability to uphold law and order and to advance the establishment of an Islamic society .[3]
Contents
First cabinet
Federal ministers
Name Portfolio Period Muhammad Khan Junejo Cabinet Secretariat, Culture & Tourism, Defence, Education, Food, Agriculture and Co-operatives, Health, Special Education & Social Welfare, Interior, Petroleum & Natural Resources, Religious Affairs and Minorities Affairs, Science and Technology, States & Frontier Regions, Kashmir Affairs & Northern Affairs, Railways 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Salim Saifullah Khan Commerce, Petroleum & Natural Resources 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Mohyuddin Ahmedzai Baloch Communications 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Mahbub ul Haq Finance & Economic Affairs, Planning & Development 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Sahabzada Yaqub Khan Foreign Affairs 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Yousaf Raza Gilani Housing & Works 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Syed Zafar Ali Shah Industries, Food, Agriculture & Cooperatives 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Hamid Nasir Chattha Information & Broadcasting, Health, Special Education & Social Welfare 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Iqbal Ahmad Khan Justice & Parliamentary Affairs 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Hanif Tayyab Labour, Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Ghulam Muhammad Ahmad Khan Maneka Local Government & Rural Development, Culture and Tourism 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Khaqan Abbasi Production, Education 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Abdul Ghafoor Hoti Railways 10 April 1985 to 30 December 1985 Zafarullah Khan Jamali Water & Power 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Jamal Said Mian Culture & Tourism 21 May 1985 to 28 January 1986 Yasin Wattoo Education 22 May 1985 to 28 January 1986 Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid Food, Agriculture and Cooperatives 21 May 1985 to 28 January 1986 Nur Hayat Noon Health, Special Education & Social Welfare 21 May 1985 to 28 January 1986 Aslam Khattak Interior 21 May 1985 to 28 January 1986 Syed Qasim Shah States & Frontier Regions & Kashmir Affairs 21 May 1985 to 28 January 1986
Ministers of state
Name Portfolio Period Haji Tareen Food, Agriculture & Cooperatives 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Zain Noorani Foreign Affairs 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Rai Mansab Ali Khan Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Attiya Inayatullah Population Welfare 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Islamuddin Shaikh Production 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Maqbool Ahmed Religious Affairs & Minorities Affairs 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 Shah Mohammad Khuro Interior 21 May 1985 to 28 January 1986 Mohammad Asad Khan Petroleum & Natural Resources 5 August 1985 to 28 January 1986
Second cabinet
As part of a cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Junejo made some changes to his cabinet. The newly appointed ministers took office in January 1986.[4]
Federal ministers
Name Portfolio Period Muhammad Khan Junejo Cabinet Secretariat, Defence, Planning & Development 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Mohyuddin Ahmedzai Baloch Commerce 28 January 1986 to 29 October 1986 Nur Hayat Noon Communications 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Ghulam Muhammad Ahmed Khan Maneka Culture & Tourism 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Malik Naseem Ahmed Aheer Education 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Yasin Wattoo Finance and Economic Affairs 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid Food, Agriculture and Cooperatives 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Sahabzada Yaqub Khan Foreign Affairs 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Shah Muhammad Khuro Health, Special Education and Social Welfare 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Salim Saifullah Khan Housing and Works 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Syed Zafar Ali Shah Industries 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Shujaat Hussain Information and Broadcasting 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Aslam Khattak Interior 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Iqbal Ahmed Khan Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Religious Affairs and Minorities Affairs 28 January 1986 to 28 September 1986 Maqsood Ahmed Khan Leghari Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Anwar Aziz Chaudhry Local Government & Rural Development 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Hanif Tayyab Petroleum & Natural Resources 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Khaqan Abbasi Production 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Yousaf Raza Gilani Railways 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Haji Tareen Religious Affairs & Minorities Affairs, Science & Technology 28 January 1986 to 28 August 1986 Hamid Nasir Chattha Science & Technology 28 January 1986 to 31 May 1986 Syed Qasim Shah States & Frontier Regions & Kashmir Affairs 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Jamal Said Mian Water & Power 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Mahbub ul Haq Planning & Development 12 February 1986 to 20 December 1986 Wasim Sajjad Justice & Parliamentary Affairs 28 September 1986 to 20 December 1986
Ministers of state
Name Portfolio Period Tasneem Gardezi Commerce 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Ibrahim Baloch Communications 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Mehran Bijarani Culture and Tourism 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Nisar Ali Khan Baloch Education 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Sartaj Aziz Food, Agriculture & Cooperatives 28 January 1986 to 28 September 1986 Zain Noorani Foreign Affairs 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Haji Muhammad Unis Elahi Industries 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Rai Mansab Ali Khan Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Mir Nawaz Khan Marwat Justice & Parliamentary Affairs 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Islamuddin Shaikh Production 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Nisar Mohammad Khan Railways 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Maqbool Ahmed Khan Religious Affairs and Minorities Affairs 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 Begum Afsar Riza Qizilbash Health, Special Education and Social Welfare 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986
Third cabinet
As part of a cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Junejo removed several ministers. The new ministers were sworn in during December 1986.[5]
Federal ministers
Name Portfolio Period Malik Naseem Ahmed Aheer Education, Communications, Health, Special Education & Social Welfare, Culture & Tourism, Interior 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 Yasin Wattoo Finance & Economic Affairs, Petroleum & Natural Resources 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 Ibrahim Baluch Food, Agriculture and Cooperatives, Labour, Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 Sahabzada Yaqub Khan Foreign Affairs 22 December 1986 to 1 November 1987 Hanif Tayyab Housing & Works, Petroleum & Natural Resources 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 Shujaat Hussain Industries, Production 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid Information & Broadcasting, Water & Power 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 Aslam Khattak Interior, Culture & Tourism, Communications, Railways 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 Wasim Sajjad Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, Interior 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 Anwar Aziz Chaudhry Local Government & Rural Development 22 December 1986 to 2 June 1987 Syed Qasim Shah States & Frontier Regions and Kashmir Affairs, Religious Affairs & Minorities Affairs 22 December 1987 to 29 May 1988 Iqbal Ahmed Khan Federal Minister Without Portfolio, Local Government & Rural Development 22 December 1987 to 29 May 1988 Mahbub ul Haq Commerce, Planning & Development, Population Welfare 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 Shah Muhammad Khuro Culture & Tourism, Labour, Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 Muhammad Saifullah Khan Religious Affairs & Minorities Affairs 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 Nisar Mohammad Khan Culture & Tourism 28 July 1987 to 29 May 1988 Syed Sajjad Haider Education, Health, Special Education & Social Welfare 28 July 1987 to 29 May 1988 Mohammad Bashir Khan Production 28 July 1987 to 29 May 1988 Mian Ghulam Muhammad Ahmed Khan Maneka Establishment Division, O & M Division 15 May 1988 to 29 May 1988 Malik Muhammad Naeem Khan Health, Special Education & Social Welfare, Science and Technology 15 May 1988 to 29 May 1988 Kulsum Saifullah Khan Population Welfare, O & M Division 15 May 1988 to 29 May 1988 Sardarzada Muhammad Ali Shah Railways 15 May 1988 to 29 May 1988 Wazir Ahmad Jogezai Water and Power 15 May 1988 to 29 May 1988
Ministers of state
Name Portfolio Period Zain Noorani Foreign Affairs (with Cabinet rank) 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 Sardar Ghulam Muhammad Khan Mahar Health Division 22 December 1986 to 29 December 1987 Nisar Mohammad Khan Railways 22 December 1986 to 28 July 1987 Begum Afsar Riza Qizilbash Special Education and Social Welfare 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 Kulsum Saifullah Khan Commerce 29 March 1987 to 15 May 1988 Fateh Muhammad Muhammad Hassni Communications 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 Rana Naeem Mahmood Khan Defence 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 Mian Muhammad Zaman Industries 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 Raja Nadir Pervaiz Interior 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 Abdul Sattar Laleka Labour, Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Petroleum and Natural Resources 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 Mohammad Bashir Khan Production 29 March 1987 to 28 July 1987 Malik Said Khan Mahsud Water & Power 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 Syed Iftikhar Ali Bokhari Finance and Economic Affairs 15 May 1988 to 29 May 1988 Tasneem Gardezi Information and Broadcasting 15 May 1988 to 29 May 1988 Agha Atta Muhammad Khan Railways 15 May 1988 to 29 May 1988
Notes
^ All politicians were registered as independent and the National Assembly was solely composed of independents.
References
^ "1st Federal cabinet under prime minister (Mr. Muhammad Khan Junejo)" . Archived 2023-02-04 at the Wayback Machine.
^ Aziz, Shaikh (September 6, 2015). "A leaf from history: Junejo runs into the baboo brigade" . DAWN.COM
^ "Major Shake-Up in Pakistan" . May 30, 1988. – via NYTimes.com.
^ "2nd Federal cabinet under prime minister (Mr. Muhammad Khan Junejo)" . Archived 2022-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "3rd Federal cabinet under premiership Mr. Muhammad Khan Junejo" . Archived 2022-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.