Ministry of Talents

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Central Government of Mohammad Ali Bogra
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3rd Cabinet of Pakistan
1953–1955
Mohammad Ali Bogra portrait (cropped).jpg
Date formed17 April 1953
Date dissolved11 August 1955
People and organisations
Head of state Ghulam Muhammad
Head of government Mohammad Ali Bogra
Member party  Muslim League
Opposition party  Awami League
Opposition leader Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
History
Election 1955 Pakistani Constituent Assembly election
Outgoing election 1947 Pakistani Constituent Assembly election
Legislature terms 2nd Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
Predecessor Nazimuddin administration
Successor Chaudhry Muhammad Ali government

The Ministry of Talents, also known as Bogra administration, was the third government and cabinet of Pakistan formed by Mohammad Ali Bogra on 17 April 1953 and later expanded on 24 October 1954. [1] [2]

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During the Bogra government, the Cabinet took several decisions related to Pakistan–United States relations. During a visit by United States Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, the Cabinet determined that Pakistan would not enter into any arrangement obligating it to participate in a war in the event of an attack on NATO countries. [3]

The Cabinet also agreed that Pakistan's position would take into account the extent to which its disputes with India were addressed. In addition, it decided that the Commander-in-Chief would be permitted to meet with Dulles to exchange information, while policy decisions would remain the responsibility of the Cabinet. [3]

Cabinet

First cabinet (17 April 1953 – 24 October 1954)

Federal ministers

MinisterPortfolioPeriod
Mohammad Ali Bogra 1. Commerce
2. Defence
3. Information & Broadcasting
17 April 1953 to 7 December 1953
17 April 1953 to 24 October 1954
30 May 1954 to 5 September 1954
Sir Zafrulla Khan Foreign Affairs & Commonwealth Relations17 April 1953 to 24 October 1954
Chaudhri Muhammad Ali 1. Finance
2. Economic Affairs
17 April 1953 to 24 October 1954
Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani 1. Interior
2. States & Frontier Regions
17 April 1953 to 24 October 1954
Sardar Bahadur Khan Communications17 April 1953 to 24 October 1954
Abdul Motaleb Malik 1. Labour
2. Health
3. Works
17 April 1953 to 24 October 1954
Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi Education17 April 1953 to 24 October 1954
A. K. Brohi 1. Law
2. Parliamentary Affairs
3. Minority Affairs
4. Information & Broadcasting
17 April 1953 to 24 October 1954
17 April 1953 to 7 December 1953
5 September 1954 to 14 October 1954
Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan 1. Food
2. Agriculture
3. Industries
4. Commerce
18 April 1953 to 24 October 1954
18 April 1953 to 24 October 1954
18 April 1953 to 24 October 1954
4 October 1954 to 24 October 1954
Shoaib Qureshi 1. Information & Broadcasting
2. Commerce
18 April 1953 to 30 May 1954
18 April 1953 to 24 October 1954
Tafazzal Ali 1. Refugees & Rehabilitation
2. Kashmir Affairs
7 December 1953 to 4 October 1954

Ministers of State

MinisterPortfolioPeriod
Ghayasuddin Pathan 1. Agriculture
2. Minority Affairs
7 December 1953 to 24 October 1954
Sardar Amir Azam Khan 1. Parliamentary Affairs
2. Defence
7 December 1953 to 24 October 1954
Murtaza Raza Choudhry Finance7 December 1953 to 24 October 1954

Reconstituted cabinet (24 October 1954 – 11 August 1955)

Federal ministers (reconstituted cabinet)

MinisterPortfolioPeriod
Mohammad Ali Bogra 1. Foreign Affairs & Commonwealth Relations
2. Communications
3. Health
24 October 1954 to 11 August 1955
24 October 1954 to 4 November 1954
24 October 1954 to 11 August 1955
Chaudhri Muhammad Ali 1. Finance
2. Economic Affairs
3. Refugees & Rehabilitation
4. Kashmir Affairs
24 October 1954 to 11 August 1955
24 October 1954 to 4 November 1954
24 October 1954 to 6 November 1954
Abdul Motaleb Malik 1. Labour
2. Health
3. Works
24 October 1954 to 11 August 1955
24 October 1954 to 20 January 1955
24 October 1954 to 11 August 1955
Abul Hassan Ispahani 1. Industries
2. Commerce
24 October 1954 to 11 August 1955
24 October 1954 to 20 December 1954
Iskander Mirza 1. Interior
2. States & Frontier Regions
3. Kashmir Affairs
24 October 1954 to 7 August 1955
6 November 1954 to 20 January 1955
Ayub Khan Defence24 October 1954 to 11 August 1955
Ghayasuddin Pathan 1. Food
2. Agriculture
3. Minority Affairs
4. Parliamentary Affairs
5. Law
24 October 1954 to 15 January 1955
24 October 1954 to 11 August 1955
24 October 1954 to 20 December 1954
Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur 1. Information & Broadcasting
2. Education
24 October 1954 to 12 January 1955
24 October 1954 to 18 March 1955
Khan Sahib Communications4 November 1954 to 11 August 1955
Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola Commerce20 December 1954 to 11 August 1955
Huseyn Suhrawardy Law20 December 1954 to 11 August 1955
Syed Abid Hussain Shah 1. Food
2. Education
15 January 1955 to 11 August 1955
25 March 1955 to 11 August 1955
Sardar Mumtaz Ali Khan1. Information & Broadcasting
2. Kashmir Affairs
12 January 1955 to 11 August 1955
20 January 1955 to 11 August 1955
Abu Hussain Sarkar Health20 January 1955 to 6 June 1955

Ministers of State (reconstituted cabinet)

MinisterPortfolioPeriod
Sardar Amir Azam Khan 1. Refugees & Rehabilitation
2. Defence
4 November 1954 to 11 August 1955
24 November 1954 to 11 August 1955
Murtaza Raza Choudhry Finance24 October 1954 to 11 August 1955

References

  1. "Bogra Cabinet 1953" (PDF).
  2. "Bogra Cabinet 1954" (PDF).
  3. 1 2 Kiran, Naumana (2014). "THE FEDERAL CABINET OF PAKISTAN: A STUDY OF BALANCING RELATIONS TOWARDS USA AND CHINA, 1947-1965". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 75: 958–966 via JSTOR.