Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)

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Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
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Incumbent
Vacant
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Member of Cabinet, National Security Council
Reports to Foreign Minister of Pakistan
Residence Islamabad, Pakistan
Nominator Prime Minister of Pakistan
Appointer President of Pakistan
Term length Pleasure of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holder Aziz Ahmed
Formation1972;53 years ago (1972)

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (MSFA) is the junior minister within the Cabinet of Pakistan who serves as the second highest-ranking member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after the Foreign Minister.

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During the absence of a Foreign Minister, Minister of State takes the de facto charge Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There were two such instances in the past; Siddiq Khan Kanju was the effective Foreign Minister from 1991 to 1993 and Inam-ul-Haq for four months in 2002.

List of ministers of state for foreign affairs of Pakistan

No.NameEntered officeLeft office
1 Aziz Ahmed 7 February 197328 March 1977
2 Zain Noorani 10 April 198529 May 1988
3 Siddiq Khan Kanju 10 September 199118 July 1993
4 Siddiq Khan Kanju 11 July 199712 October 1999
5 Inam-ul-Haq 22 June 200222 November 2002
6 Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar 4 September 200415 November 2007
7 Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan 4 November 20089 February 2011
8 Hina Rabbani Khar 11 February 201120 July 2011
9 Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan 20 July 201125 March 2013
10 Hina Rabbani Khar 19 April 202210 August 2023

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