| Water and Power of Pakistan | |
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| Ministry of Water & Power | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Seat | Islamabad |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | President |
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The Minister for Water and Power heads the Ministry of Water and Power. The following is the list of all the previous Water and Power ministers of Pakistan to date.
| Name of Minister of Water and Power | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Raja Sikander Zaman | 9 March 1981 | 26 February 1985 |
| Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali | 10 April 1985 | 28 January 1986 |
| Lt. Gen. (Retd) Jamal Said Mian | 28 January 1986 | 20 December 1986 |
| Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid | 1 February 1987 | 15 May 1988 |
| Wazir Ahmad Jogezai | 15 May 1988 | 29 May 1988 |
| Elahi Bux Soomro (Caretaker) | 9 June 1988 | 20 November 1988 |
| Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari | 28 December 1988 | 6 August 1990 |
| Ghulam Mustafa Khar (Caretaker) | 7 August 1990 | 6 November 1990 |
| Shahzada Muhammad Yousaf | 10 September 1991 | 18 July 1993 |
| Khursheed K . Marker (Caretaker) | 5 August 1993 | 19 October 1993 |
| Ghulam Mustafa Khar | 26 January 1994 | 5 November 1996 |
| Abdullah J. Memon (Caretaker) | 5 November 1996 | 17 February 1997 |
| Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan | 25 February 1997 | 11 July 1997 |
| Raja Nadir Pervez | 11 July 1997 | 6 August 1998 |
| Gohar Ayub Khan | 6 August 1998 | 10 October 1999 |
| General Pervez Musharraf | 10 October 1999 | 23 November 2002 |
| Aftab Ahmad Sherpao | 23 November 2002 | 25 August 2004 |
| Liaquat Ali Jatoi | 30 June 2004 | 15 November 2007 |
| Tariq Hameed (Caretaker) | 22 November 2007 | 25 March 2008 |
| Raja Pervez Ashraf | 31 March 2008 | 11 February 2011 |
| Syed Naveed Qamar | 5 March 2011 | 2 June 2012 |
| Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar | 4 June 2012 | 16 March 2013 |
| Doctor Musadik Malik (Caretaker) | 3 April 2013 | 4 June 2013 |
| Khawaja Muhammad Asif (Federal Minister), Abid Sher Ali (Minister of State) | 7 June 2013 | 28 July 2018 |
| Omar Ayub Khan | 11 September 2018 | 10 April 2022 |
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