Khawaja Asif

• Arif Alvi
• Asif Ali Zardari

1. Urdu: خواجہ محمد آصف

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External links

• "Pakistan's Former Foreign Minister Arrested In Assets Beyond Means Case". NDTV . 30 December 2020 – via PTI.

Khawaja Asif
خواجہ آصف
Asif in 2015
Minister of Defence (Pakistan)
Prime Minister	Shehbaz Sharif
Preceded by	Pervez Khattak
Succeeded by	Anwar Ali Hyder (caretaker)

Political offices
Preceded by Unknown	Minister for Sports 2008—2008	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by Unknown	Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources 2008—2008	Succeeded by Asim Hussain
Preceded by Ahmad Mukhtar	Minister for Water and Power 2013—2017	Succeeded by
Preceded by Naveed Qamar	Minister for Defence 2013—2017	Succeeded by Khurram Dastgir Khan
Preceded by Nawaz Sharif	Minister for Foreign Affairs 2017— 2018	Succeeded by Khurram Dastgir Khan