First Nawaz Sharif government

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First Nawaz Sharif Government
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31st Cabinet of Pakistan
1990–1993
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Date formed9 November 1990
Date dissolved18 April 1993
People and organisations
Head of state Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Head of government Nawaz Sharif
Total no. of members18
Member party Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
Status in legislature Simple majority
Opposition party Pakistan Peoples Party
History
Election 1990 general election
Outgoing election 1993 general election
Incoming formationJatoi caretaker Government
Outgoing formation Mazari caretaker
Predecessor First Bhutto
SuccessorSecond Bhutto Government

The first Nawaz Sharif government under prime minister Nawaz Sharif was sworn into office on 9 November 1990, [1] after the nine-party Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) unanimously nominated him the government head. [2]

Contents

Nawaz Sharif’s government was elected as the on 1 November 1990, [3] With Nawaz Sharif chosen as the 12th Prime Minister. The President, Ghulam Ishaq Khan dissolved his government in April 1993, which was later on reinstated by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[ citation needed ] Sharif survived a serious constitutional crisis when President Khan attempted to dismiss him under article 58-2b, in April 1993, but he successfully challenged the decision in the Supreme Court.[ citation needed ] Sharif resigned from the post negotiating a settlement that resulted in the removal of President as well, in July 1993. [4]

Cabinet

Sharif's 18-member cabinet was one of the smallest in the country's history, especially compared to the record 58-member cabinet of his ousted predecessor Benazir Bhutto. Sharif insisted on bringing nearly a dozen politicians with links to Gen Zia-ul-Haq. [1]

Amongst the 18 members initially selected for the cabinet, nine were from Punjab, two from the Islamabad Capital Territory, six from Sindh and one from Balochistan. The cabinet was later expanded to include representation from the North-West Frontier Province [5] Although being a member of the IJI alliance, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) members declined to participate in Nawaz Sharif’s cabinet. [6]

Ministry [1] [7] Minister
Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence Nawaz Sharif
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sahabzada Yaqub Khan
Ministry of Finance Sartaj Aziz
Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Interior Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain
Minister of State for Defence Syed Ghous Ali Shah
Ministry of Law Syed Fakhar Imam

Changes

Major initiatives and actions

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Times Wire Services (11 November 1990). "New Pakistan Cabinet Shows Links to Zia". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. "9-Party Coalition Picks Ex-Punjab Leader to Be Pakistan's Next Premier". Los Angeles Times. Reuters. 2 November 1990. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  3. John, Wilson; Vikram Sood and Akmal Hussain (2009) (2009). Pakistan's economy in historical perspective: The Growth, Power and Poverty. New Delhi and Washington, D.C.: Dorling Kindersly (Pvt) limited, India and the Library of Congress. p. 220. ISBN   978-81-317-2504-7. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2012.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. Dutt, Sanjay (2009). "1993 Elections". Inside Pakistan: 52 years oulook. New Delhi: A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 267. ISBN   978-81-7648-157-1. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  5. Blood 1995 , p. 231
  6. "Interview with Qazi Hussain", Takbir, p. 26, 31 January 1991 in Nasr 1994 – "Qazi Hussain [had asserted] that no concrete offers were forthcoming from the new government either."
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Pakistan: Ministries, etc". List of rulers by country. Rulers. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

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