Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)

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Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
State emblem of Pakistan
Incumbent
Vacant
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleSir Minister / Ma’am minister
Member ofCabinet, National Security Council
Reports toForeign Minister of Pakistan
ResidenceIslamabad, Pakistan
NominatorPrime Minister of Pakistan
AppointerPresident of Pakistan
Term lengthPleasure of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holderAziz Ahmed
Formation1972; 52 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.

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

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No. Name Entered office Left office
1 Aziz Ahmed 7 February 1973 28 March 1977
2 Zain Noorani 10 April 1985 29 May 1988
3 Siddiq Khan Kanju 10 September 1991 18 July 1993
4 Siddiq Khan Kanju 11 July 1997 12 October 1999
5 Inam-ul-Haq 22 June 2002 22 November 2002
6 Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar 4 September 2004 15 November 2007
7 Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan 4 November 2008 9 February 2011
8 Hina Rabbani Khar 11 February 2011 20 July 2011
9 Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan 20 July 2011 25 March 2013
10 Hina Rabbani Khar 19 April 2022 10 August 2023

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