Minister for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)

{{Short description|Government official in Pakistan}} {{Distinguish|Foreign Secretary (Pakistan)}}{{Infobox Political post | post = Minister of Foreign Affairs {{nobold|وزیرِ خارجہ ''Wazīr-e Xārjā''}} | body = | image = Mohammad Ishaq Dar in 2024 (cropped).jpg | nativename = | insignia = State emblem of Pakistan.svg | insigniasize = 100px | insigniacaption = Emblem of Pakistan | department = Ministry of Foreign Affairs | member_of = Cabinet • National Security Council | alt = | incumbent = Ishaq Dar | style = Sir Minister | residence = Islamabad, Pakistan | nominator = Prime Minister of Pakistan | reports_to = Prime Minister of Pakistan | appointer = President of Pakistan | termlength = At the Prime Minister's pleasure | formation = {{Start date and age|14 Aug 1947}} | last = | abolished = | succession = | deputy = Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | salary = | website = {{URL|www.mofa.gov.pk}} | incumbentsince = 11 March 2024 }} {{Politics of Pakistan}}

The '''Minister for Foreign Affairs''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|وزیرِ خارجہ}}|Wazīr-e Xārjā}}), simply the '''Foreign Minister''', is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Pakistan. The minister oversees the federal government's foreign policy and International relations. Their responsibility includes representing Pakistan and its government in the international community. This position is one of the senior-most offices in the Cabinet of Pakistan. The office of the foreign minister was initially held by Liaquat Ali Khan, who also served as the country's first prime minister. Subsequently, several other prime ministers have held the additional charge of the office of the foreign minister.

==List of ministers==

The following is a list of all the previous foreign ministers of Pakistan to date, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

;Legend * {{colorbox|wheat}} Caretaker minister * {{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Portrait ! rowspan="2" style="width:16em"| Name {{small|(Born{{ndash}}Died)}} ! colspan="3"| Tenure ! rowspan="2" style="width:9em"| Party ! rowspan="2" style="width:8em"| Government ! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Head of Government |- ! ! style="width:8em" | From ! style="width:8em"| To ! style="width:6em"| Length |- ! ! colspan="10" | Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Muslim League (Pakistan)}}" | | 70px | '''Liaquat Ali Khan''' {{small|(1947{{ndash}}1951) MCA for East Bengal}} (Prime Minister) | 15 August 1947 | 27 December 1947 | '''{{ayd|15 Aug 1947|27 Dec 1947}}''' | rowspan="5"| Muslim League | rowspan="2"| Liaquat | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Muslim League (Pakistan)}}"| | rowspan="2" style="width:9em"| '''Liaquat Ali Khan''' |- | | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Muslim League (Pakistan)}}" | | rowspan="3"| 70px | rowspan="3"| Sir '''Muhammad Zafarullah Khan''' {{small|(1893{{ndash}}1985) MCA for West Punjab}} | 27 December 1947 | 17 October 1951 | rowspan="3"| '''{{ayd|27 Dec 1947|24 Oct 1954}}''' |- | | 17 October 1951 | 17 April 1953 | Nazimuddin | bgcolor="{{party color|Muslim League (Pakistan)}}"| | '''Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin''' |- | | 17 April 1953 | 24 October 1954 | rowspan="2"| Bogra | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Muslim League (Pakistan)}}"| | rowspan="2"| '''Mohammad Ali Bogra''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Muslim League (Pakistan)}}" | | 70px | '''Mohammad Ali Bogra''' {{small|(1909–1963) MCA for East Bengal}} (Prime Minister) | 24 October 1954 | 12 August 1955 | '''{{ayd|24 Oct 1954|12 Aug 1955}}''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Krishak Sramik Party}}" | | 70px | '''Hamidul Huq Choudhury''' {{small|(1901{{ndash}}1992) MCA for East Bengal}} | 28 September 1955 | 12 September 1956 | '''{{ayd|28 Sep 1955|12 Sep 1956}}''' | Krishak Sramik Party | Mohammad Ali | bgcolor="{{party color|Muslim League (Pakistan)}}"| | '''Chaudhry Muhammad Ali''' |- | | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (Pakistan)}}" | | rowspan="3"| 70px | rowspan="3"| Sir '''Feroz Khan Noon''' {{small|(1893–1970) MCA for Punjab}} (Prime Minister from 16 Dec 1957) | rowspan="3"| 12 September 1956 | rowspan="3"| 7 October 1958 | rowspan="3"| '''{{ayd|12 Sep 1956|7 Oct 1958}}''' | rowspan="3"| Republican Party | Suhrawardy | bgcolor="{{party color|Awami League}}"| | '''Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy''' |- | | Chundrigar | bgcolor="{{party color|Muslim League (Pakistan)}}"| | '''I. I. Chundrigar''' |- | | Noon | bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (Pakistan)}}"| | Self |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Muslim League (Pakistan)}}" | | 70px | '''Manzur Qadir''' {{small|(1913{{ndash}}1973)}} | 29 October 1958 | 8 June 1962 | '''{{ayd|29 Oct 1958|8 Jun 1962}}''' | rowspan="2"| Muslim League | rowspan="5"| Ayub | bgcolor="{{party color|Military}}"| | rowspan="5"| '''Muhammad Ayub Khan''' {{small|(President)}} |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Muslim League (Pakistan)}}" | | 70px | '''Mohammad Ali Bogra''' {{small|(1909–1963)}} | 13 June 1962 | 23 January 1963{{ref label|†|†|†}} | '''{{ayd|13 Jun 1962|23 Jan 1963}}''' | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Convention Muslim League}}"| |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Convention Muslim League}}" | | 70px | '''Zulfikar Ali Bhutto''' {{small|(1928{{ndash}}1979)}} | 24 January 1963 | 30 June 1966 | '''{{ayd|24 Jan 1963|30 Jun 1966}}''' | rowspan="3"| Convention Muslim League |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Convention Muslim League}}" | | 70px | '''Sharifuddin Pirzada''' {{small|(1923{{ndash}}2017)}} | 31 August 1966 | 1 May 1968 | '''{{ayd|31 Aug 1966|1 May 1968}}''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Convention Muslim League}}" | | 70px | '''Mian Arshad Hussain''' {{small|(1910{{ndash}}1987)}} | 1 May 1968 | 25 March 1969 | '''{{ayd|1 May 1968|25 Mar 1969}}''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Military}}" | | 70px | {{small|General}} '''Yahya Khan''' {{small|(1917{{ndash}}1980)}} (Chief Martial Law Administrator) | 25 March 1969 | 20 December 1971 | '''{{ayd|25 Mar 1969|20 Dec 1971}}''' | Pakistan Army {{small|(Non-partisan)}} | Yahya | bgcolor="{{party color|Military}}"| | '''Self''' {{small|(President)}} |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan People's Party}}" | | 70px | '''Zulfikar Ali Bhutto''' {{small|(1928{{ndash}}1979) MNA for 116 Larkana-I}} (President until 14 Aug 1973 Prime Minister from 14 Aug 1973) | 20 December 1971 | 28 March 1977 | '''{{ayd|20 Dec 1971|28 Mar 1977}}''' | rowspan="2"| Pakistan People's Party | rowspan="2"| Bhutto | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan People's Party}}"| | rowspan="2"| '''Zulfikar Ali Bhutto''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan People's Party}}" | | 70px | '''Aziz Ahmed''' {{small|(1906{{ndash}}1982)}} | 30 March 1977 | 5 July 1977 | '''{{ayd|30 Mar 1977|5 Jul 1977}}''' |- ! ! colspan="10" | {{nobold|''Position vacant during this interval''}} |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | 70px | '''Agha Shahi''' {{small|(1920{{ndash}}2006)}} | 14 January 1978 | 9 March 1982 | '''{{ayd|14 Jan 1978|9 Mar 1982}}''' | rowspan="5"| Independent | rowspan="4"| Haq | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Military}}"| | rowspan="4"| '''Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq''' {{small|(President)}} |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | 70px | {{small|Lieutenant General (Retd)}} '''Sahabzada Yaqub Khan''' {{small|(1920{{ndash}}2016)}} | 21 March 1982 | 1 November 1987 | '''{{ayd|21 Mar 1982|1 Nov 1987}}''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | 70px | '''Zain Noorani''' {{small|(1927{{ndash}}1992)}} | 1 November 1987 | 9 June 1988 | '''{{ayd|1 Nov 1987|9 Jun 1988}}''' |- | | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | rowspan="3"| 70px | rowspan="3"| {{small|Lieutenant General (Retd)}} '''Sahabzada Yaqub Khan''' {{small|(1920{{ndash}}2016)}} | 9 June 1988 | 17 August 1988 | rowspan="3"| '''{{ayd|9 Jun 1988|6 Aug 1990}}''' |- | | 17 August 1988 | 2 December 1988 | Ishaq Khan | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"| | '''Ghulam Ishaq Khan''' {{small|(Acting President)}} |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan People's Party}}" | | 4 December 1988 | 6 August 1990 | Pakistan People's Party | Bhutto I | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan People's Party}}"| | '''Benazir Bhutto''' |- ! ! colspan="10" | {{nobold|''Caretaker ministry served during this interval''}} |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Muslim League (Pakistan)}}" | | 70px | {{small|Lieutenant General (Retd)}} '''Sahabzada Yaqub Khan''' {{small|(1920{{ndash}}2016)}} | 6 November 1990 | 20 March 1991 | '''{{ayd|6 Nov 1990|20 Mar 1991}}''' | rowspan="3"| Muslim League {{small|(IJI)}} | rowspan="3"| Nawaz I | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Muslim League (Pakistan)}}"| | rowspan="3"| '''Nawaz Sharif''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Muslim League (Pakistan)}}" | | 70px | '''Akram Zaki''' {{small|(1931{{ndash}}2017)}} {{small|(Acting)}} | April 1991 | 10 September 1991 | '''{{ndash}}''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Muslim League (Pakistan)}}" | | 70px | '''Siddiq Khan Kanju''' {{small|(1951{{ndash}}2001)}} (State Minister){{efn|name=PMcharge|During this period, the Prime Minister retained the authority of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.}} | 10 September 1991 | 18 April 1993 | '''{{ayd|10 Sep 1991|18 Apr 1993}}''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | 70px | bgcolor="wheat"| '''Sharifuddin Pirzada''' {{small|(1923{{ndash}}2017)}} {{small|(Caretaker)}} | bgcolor="wheat"| 18 April 1993 | bgcolor="wheat"| 26 May 1993 | bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|18 Apr 1993|26 May 1993}}''' | Independent {{small|(Caretaker)}} | Mazari | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"| | '''Balakh Sher Mazari''' {{small|(Caretaker)}} |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Muslim League (Pakistan)}}" | | 70px | '''Siddiq Khan Kanju''' {{small|(1951{{ndash}}2001)}} (State Minister){{efn|name=PMcharge}} | 26 May 1993 | 18 July 1993 | '''{{ayd|26 May 1993|18 Jul 1993}}''' | Muslim League {{small|(IJI)}} | Nawaz I | bgcolor="{{party color|Muslim League (Pakistan)}}"| | '''Nawaz Sharif''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | 70px | bgcolor="wheat"| '''Abdul Sattar''' {{small|(1931{{ndash}}2019)}} {{small|(Caretaker)}} | bgcolor="wheat"| 23 July 1993 | bgcolor="wheat"| 19 October 1993 | bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|23 Jul 1993|19 Oct 1993}}''' | Independent {{small|(Caretaker)}} | Qureshi | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"| | '''Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi''' {{small|(Caretaker)}} |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan People's Party}}" | | 70px | '''Farooq Leghari''' {{small|(1940{{ndash}}2010)}} | 19 October 1993 | 14 November 1993 | '''{{ayd|19 Oct 1993|14 Nov 1993}}''' | rowspan="2"| Pakistan People's Party | rowspan="2"| Bhutto II | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan People's Party}}"| | rowspan="2"| '''Benazir Bhutto''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan People's Party}}" | | 70px | '''Aseff Ahmad Daula''' {{small|(1940{{ndash}}2022)}} | 16 November 1993 | 4 November 1996 | '''{{ayd|16 Nov 1993|4 Nov 1996}}''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | 70px | bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|Lieutenant General (Retd)}} '''Sahabzada Yaqub Khan''' {{small|(1920{{ndash}}2016)}} {{small|(Caretaker)}} | bgcolor="wheat"| 11 November 1996 | bgcolor="wheat"| 17 February 1997 | bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|11 Nov 1996|17 Feb 1997}}''' | Independent {{small|(Caretaker)}} | Khalid | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"| | '''Malik Meraj Khalid''' {{small|(Caretaker)}} |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" | | 70px | '''Gohar Ayub Khan''' {{small|(1937{{ndash}}2023) MNA for 13 Abbottabad-III}} | 25 February 1997 | 7 August 1998 | '''{{ayd|25 Feb 1997|7 Aug 1998}}''' | rowspan="2"| Pakistan Muslim League (N) | rowspan="2"| Nawaz II | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}"| | rowspan="2"| '''Nawaz Sharif''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" | | 70px | '''Sartaj Aziz''' {{small|(1929{{ndash}}2024) Senator for Islamabad Capital Territory}} | 7 August 1998 | 12 October 1999 | '''{{ayd|7 Aug 1998|12 Oct 1999}}''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | 70px | '''Abdul Sattar''' {{small|(1931{{ndash}}2019)}} | 6 November 1999 | 14 June 2002 | '''{{ayd|6 Nov 1999|14 Jun 2002}}''' | rowspan="2"| Independent | rowspan="2"| Musharraf | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Military}}"| | rowspan="2"| '''Pervez Musharraf''' {{small|(Chief Executive)}} |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | 70px | '''Inam-ul-Haq''' {{small|(born 1940)}} (State Minister) | 21 June 2002 | 23 November 2002 | '''{{ayd|21 Jun 2002|23 Nov 2002}}''' |- | | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (Q)}}" | | rowspan="3"| 70px | rowspan="3"| '''Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri''' {{small|(born 1941) MNA for 106 Kasur-I}} | rowspan="3"| 23 November 2002 | rowspan="3"| 15 November 2007 | rowspan="3"| '''{{ayd|23 Nov 2002|15 Nov 2007}}''' | rowspan="3"| Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | Jamali | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (Q)}}"| | '''Zafarullah Khan Jamali''' |- | | Hussain | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (Q)}}"| | '''Shujaat Hussain''' |- | | Aziz | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (Q)}}"| | '''Shaukat Aziz''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | 70px | bgcolor="wheat"| '''Inam-ul-Haq''' {{small|(born 1940)}} {{small|(Caretaker)}} | bgcolor="wheat"| 15 November 2007 | bgcolor="wheat"| 24 March 2008 | bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|15 Nov 2007|24 Mar 2008}}''' | Independent {{small|(Caretaker)}} | Soomro | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"| | '''Muhammad Mian Soomro''' {{small|(Caretaker)}} |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan People's Party}}" | | 70px | '''Shah Mahmood Qureshi''' {{small|(born 1956) MNA for 148 Multan-I}} | 31 March 2008 | 9 February 2011 | '''{{ayd|31 Mar 2008|9 Feb 2011}}''' | rowspan="3"| Pakistan People's Party | rowspan="2"| Gillani | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan People's Party}}"| | rowspan="2"| '''Yousaf Raza Gillani''' |- | | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan People's Party}}" | | rowspan="2"| 70px | rowspan="2"| '''Hina Rabbani Khar''' {{small|(born 1977) MNA for 177 Muzaffargarh-II}} | 11 February 2011 | 19 June 2012 | rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|11 Feb 2011|16 Mar 2013}}''' |- | | 22 June 2012 | 16 March 2013 | Ashraf | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan People's Party}}"| | '''Raja Pervaiz Ashraf''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | | bgcolor="wheat"| '''Mir Hazar Khan Khoso''' {{small|(1929{{ndash}}2021)}} (Prime Minister) {{small|(Caretaker)}} | bgcolor="wheat"| 4 April 2013 | bgcolor="wheat"| 4 June 2013 | bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|4 Apr 2013|4 Jun 2013}}''' | Independent {{small|(Caretaker)}} | Khoso | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"| | '''Self''' {{small|(Caretaker)}} |- ! ! colspan="10" | Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" | | 70px | '''Sartaj Aziz''' {{small|(1929{{ndash}}2024)}} | 7 June 2013 | 28 July 2017 | '''{{ayd|7 Jun 2013|28 Jul 2017}}''' | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | Nawaz III | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}"| | '''Nawaz Sharif''' |- ! ! colspan="10" | Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" | | 70px | '''Khawaja Asif''' {{small|(born 1949) MNA for 71 Sialkot}} | 4 August 2017 | 26 April 2018 | '''{{Ayd|4 Aug 2017|26 Apr 2018}}''' | rowspan="2"| Pakistan Muslim League (N) | rowspan="2"| Abbasi | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}"| | rowspan="2"| '''Shahid Khaqan Abbasi''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" | | 70px | '''Khurram Dastgir''' {{small|(born 1970) MNA for 96 Gujranwala-II}} | 11 May 2018 | 31 May 2018 | '''{{ayd|11 May 2018|31 May 2018}}''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | 70px | bgcolor="wheat"| '''Abdullah Hussain Haroon''' {{small|(born 1950) (Caretaker)}} | bgcolor="wheat"| 5 June 2018 | bgcolor="wheat"| 18 August 2018 | bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|5 Jun 2018|18 Aug 2018}}''' | Independent {{small|(Caretaker)}} | Mulk | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"| | '''Nasirul Mulk''' {{small|(Caretaker)}} |- | | |thumb |Imran Khan (born 1952) MNA NA 95 mianwali |18 August 2018 |20 August 2018 |3 days |Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |Imran Khan government | |Imran Khan |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" | | 70px | '''Shah Mahmood Qureshi''' {{small|(born 1956) MNA for 156 Multan-III}} | 20 August 2018 | 10 April 2022 | '''{{ayd|20 Aug 2018|10 Apr 2022}}''' | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | Imran | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}"| | '''Imran Khan''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan People's Party}}" | | 70px | '''Bilawal Bhutto Zardari''' {{small|(born 1988) MNA for 200 Larkana}} | 27 April 2022 | 10 August 2023 | '''{{ayd|27 Apr 2022|10 Aug 2023}}''' | Pakistan People's Party | Shehbaz I | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}"| | '''Shehbaz Sharif''' |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | 70px | bgcolor="wheat"| '''Jalil Abbas Jilani''' {{small|(born 1955) (Caretaker)}} | bgcolor="wheat"| 17 August 2023 | bgcolor="wheat"| 4 March 2024 | bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|17 Aug 2023|4 Mar 2024}}''' | Independent {{small|(Caretaker)}} | Kakar | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"| | '''Anwaar ul Haq Kakar''' {{small|(Caretaker)}} |- | | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" | | 70px | '''Ishaq Dar''' {{small|(born 1950) Senator for Punjab}} (Deputy Prime Minister) | 11 March 2024 | Incumbent | '''{{ayd|11 Mar 2024}}''' | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | Shehbaz II | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}"| | '''Shehbaz Sharif''' |- |} {{notelist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20101122214817/http://www.mofa.gov.pk/Pages/List_FM.htm Foreign Ministers of Pakistan (1947–2009)] * [http://www.mofa.gov.pk/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs] * [http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/ Parliamentary Cabinet of Pakistan]

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