Minister of Defence (Pakistan)

Federal Minister for Defence of Pakistan
Incumbent
Khurram Dastgir Khan
since August 4, 2017
Ministry of Defence
Reports to Prime Minister
Seat Islamabad
Nominator Prime Minister
Appointer President
Precursor Nawaz Sharif
Formation August 14, 1947
First holder Liaquat Ali Khan
Website www.mod.gov.pk
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The Defence Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Defence, under which serve the three armed forces of the country, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force, and Pakistan Navy. The minister serves in the cabinet of the Prime Minister, and is required to be a member of Parliament.

In the history of the country, the defence portfolio has usually been headed by the head of the government, be that the President or Prime Minister of the country. The first defence minister, not also to be the head of the government, was General Ayub Khan, then Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army. From the 1980 onwards, the defence minister became a unique personality, and presently it is considered one of the big five cabinet portfolio along with the Prime Minister, Finance Minister, Foreign Minister, Interior Minister portfolios.

List of Defence Ministers of Pakistan

Name of Minister Entered Office Left Office
1.Liaquat Ali Khan(1895-1951) 15 August 1947 16 October 1951
2.Khawaja Nazimuddin(1894-1964) 24 October 1951 17 April 1953
3.Muhammad Ali Bogra(1909-1963) 18 April 1953 24 October 1954
4.General Ayub Khan(1907-1974) 25 October 1954 11 August 1955
5.Chaudhry Muhammad Ali(1905-1980) 12 August 1955 12 September 1956
6.Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy(1892-1963) 13 September 1956 18 October 1957
7.Mian Mumtaz Daultana(1916-1995) 19 October 1957 18 December 1957
8.Feroz Khan Noon(1893-1970) 19 December 1957 8 April 1958
9.Muhammad Ayub Khuhro(1901-1980) 9 April 1958 7 October 1958
10.Ayub Khan(1907-1974) 28 October 1958 21 October 1966
11.Vice Admiral (R) Afzal Rahman Khan(1921-2005) 22 October 1966 5 April 1969
12.Yahya Khan(1917-1980) 6 April 1969 20 December 1971
13.Zulfikar Ali Bhutto(1928-1979) 24 December 1971 5 July 1977
14.Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq(1924-1988) 14 January 1978 27 August 1978
15.Mir Ali Ahmed Khan Talpur(?) 28 August 1978 26 February 1985
16.Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924-1988) 27 February 1985 24 March 1985
17.Muhammad Khan Junejo(1932-1993) 25 March 1985 29 May 1988
18.Mahmoud Haroon (Caretaker)(1920-2008) 9 June 1988 1 December 1988
19.Benazir Bhutto(1953-2007) 4 December 1988 6 August 1990
20.Ghous Ali Shah(1934-) 10 September 1991 17 July 1993
21.Aftab Shaban Mirani(?) 19 October 1993 5 November 1996
22.Shahid Hamid (Caretaker)(?) 6 November 1996 17 February 1997
23.Nawaz Sharif(1949-) 17 February 1997 12 October 1999
24.Pervez Musharraf(1943-) 12 October 1999 23 November 2002
25.Rao Sikandar Iqbal(1943-2010) 23 November 2002 15 November 2007
26.Salim Abbas Jilani (Caretaker)(?) 16 November 2007 25 March 2008
27.Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar (1946-) 31 March 2008 3 June 2012
28.Naveed Qamar (1955-) 4 June 2012 15 March 2013
29.Mir Hazar Khan Khoso(1929-) 5 April 2013 4 June 2013
30.Nawaz Sharif (1949–) 7 June 2013 26 November 2013
30.Khawaja Muhammad Asif (1949–) 27 November 2013 28 July 2017
31.Khurram Dastgir Khan (1970–) 4 August 2017

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