Maryam ministry

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Maryam Nawaz ministry
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Cabinet of Punjab, Pakistan
2024 - present
Date formed6 March 2024
People and organisations
Governor Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz
Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb (De facto)
No. of ministers19 Cabinet Ministers
Total no. of members20
Member parties  Pakistan Muslim League (N)
  Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Status in legislature Majority
Opposition party Sunni Ittehad Council
Opposition leader Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar [1]
History
Election(s) 2024 Punjab provincial election
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorSecond Pervaiz Elahi ministry
Mohsin Naqvi ministry  [ fr ] (caretaker)

The Maryam ministry is the Provincial Cabinet of Punjab, Pakistan headed by the present Chief Minister, Maryam Nawaz. The oath-taking ceremony of Maryam as Chief Minister was held on 25 February 2024. [2] The 18-member cabinet ministers took oath on 6 March. [3]

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Marriyum Aurangzeb was made a senior minister, [4] virtually making her the deputy chief minister of Punjab. [5] Reportedly, due to Maryam Nawaz's lack of parliamentary experience, Aurangzeb, instead of being assigned to the Federal Government, was transferred to the Punjab government to assist Maryam in handling the provincial government’s affairs. [6] This also caused a stir among the PML-N MPAs in Punjab Assembly. [7]

Reportedly, Maryam's father Nawaz Sharif, endorsed the selection of cabinet ministers, [8] whom Maryam also referred to as her mentor. [2]

History

Inauguration

Provincial elections were held in Punjab on 8 February 2024 to elect 18th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) won 137 out of total 297 direct seats in the Punjab Assembly. [9] Later, 23 independent candidates who won direct seats also joined PML-N. [10]

On 26 February 2024, Senior Vice President of PML-N and MPA Maryam Nawaz was elected by the PML-N legislative members as their leader in the assembly and later, the same day she took oath as the Chief Minister in the Punjab government in a public ceremony in Lahore. [2] On 6 March, an 18-member provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Maryam, was sworn in. [3] Maryam relative Bilal Yasin was made the Minister for Food while her close associate Faisal Ayub Khokhar, was given the portfolio of the Sports Affairs ministry. [5]

She also appointed three ministers from her uncle Shahbaz Sharif’s third provincial Punjab cabinet namely, Khawaja Imran Nazir, Khawaja Salman Rafique, and Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman. [5] The cabinet comprised two female ministers; Marriyum Aurangzeb and Azma Bukhari, and two ministers from Non-Muslim community; Khalil Tahir Sandhu and Ramesh Singh Arora. [11]

Major decisions

Shortly after assuming office as Chief Minister, Maryam announced the establishment of first public cancer hospital to be built in Lahore. [12] She launched various initiatives such as Ramadan Nigehban (Guardian Ramadan) Package to deliver essential food items to the needy people before the start of Ramadan, [13] Suthra Punjab (Clean Punjab) campaign to cleanup whole of Punjab within a month, [14] Sarkain Bahal Punjab Khushhaal project to construct, repair and rehabilitate roads in Punjab, Never Again to eliminate violence against women, [15] and Apni Chat Apna Ghar project to provide homes for the poor. [16]

On 11 March, she approved the procurement of 657 environment-friendly buses for the urban areas of Punjab and 20,000 electric bikes. [17] [18] These 20,000 e-bikes were intended for students on "easy" installment plans. [19] On 12 March, she approved the construction of 21-storey Arfa Karim Tower-II as well setting up 516 free Wi-Fi points in Lahore. [20] On 12 March, the Punjab Emergency Services Department announced plans to launch an air ambulance service in Punjab, a project proposed by Maryam. [21]

On 18 March, the Punjab cabinet, chaired by Maryam Nawaz, presented its inaugural budget of Rs4,480 billion for a specific period of three months (April to June) for the fiscal year 2023-24. [22] Questions were raised over how Nawaz Sharif, a National Assembly member without any official position in the provincial or federal government, could preside over the administrative meetings of the Punjab government and issue directives. Despite lacking an official role, it was widely perceived that he was heavily influential in major decision-making processes. [23] Subsequently, a petition was lodged in the Lahore High Court against Nawaz Sharif for presiding over three consecutive administrative meetings of the provincial government. [24]

List of Members of Cabinet

Sr. No.NamePhotoConstituencyPortfolioAssumed officePartyRef
Chief Minister
1 Maryam Nawaz Sharif

(Chief Minister)

Maryam Nawaz.jpg
PP-159 (Lahore-XV) All other portfolios 26 February 2024PML(N) [25]
Ministers
2 Marriyum Aurangzeb

(Senior Minister)

W-300 (Reserved seat for women)1. Planning and Development
2. Environment Protection and Climate Change
3. Forestry, Fisheries & Wildlife
4. Chief Minister’s Special Initiatives		6 March 2024PML(N) [26]
3 Mujtaba Shuja Ur Rehman PP-148 (Lahore-IV) Finance 6 March 2024PML(N) [26]
4 Sayed Muhammad Ashiq Hussain Shah PP-186 (Okara-II) Agriculture 6 March 2024PML(N) [26]
5 Muhammad Kazim Pirzada PP-245 (Bahawalpur-I) Irrigation 6 March 2024PML(N) [26]
6 Rana Sikandar Hayat PP-183 (Kasur-IX) School Education 6 March 2024PML(N) [26]
7 Khawaja Imran Nazir PP-150 (Lahore-VI)Primary & Secondary Health Care6 March 2024PML(N) [26]
9 Khawaja Salman Rafique PP-153 (Lahore-IX)1. Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education

2. Punjab Emergency Services

6 March 2024PML(N) [26]
10 Zeeshan Rafique PP-51 (Sialkot-VIII)Local Government and Community Development6 March 2024PML(N) [26]
11 Bilal Akbar Khan PP-58 (Narowal-V)Transport and Mass Transit6 March 2024PML(N) [26]
12 Sohaib Ahmad Malik PP-71 (Sargodha-I) Communication and Works 6 March 2024PML(N) [26]
13 Azma Zahid Bokhari W-301 (Reserved seat for women) Information 6 March 2024PML(N) [26]
14 Bilal Yasin PP-174 (Lahore-XXX) Food 6 March 2024PML(N) [26]
15 Ramesh Singh Arora NM-366 (Reserved seat for minorities) Minorities Affairs 6 March 2024PML(N) [26]
16 Khalil Tahir NM-367 (Reserved seat for minorities)1. Human Rights 6 March 2024PML(N) [26]
2. Parliamentary Affairs7 March 2024
17 Faisal Ayub PP-168 (Lahore-XXIV)Sports6 March 2024PML(N) [26]
18 Shafay Hussain PP-31 (Gujrat-V) Industries, Commerce & Investment 6 March 2024PML(Q) [26]
19 Sardar Sher Ali Gorchani PP-293 (Rajanpur-II)Mines & Minerals6 March 2024PML(N) [26]
20 Sohail Shaukat Butt PP-151 (Lahore-VII)Bait-ul-Maal & Social Welfare6 March 2024PML(N) [26]

On March 19, Maryam Nawaz appointed Saima Farooq as her personal secretary, and Zeeshan Ashiq Malik was named special assistant for political matters, tasked with handling all political affairs on behalf of Maryam. [27]

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