15 ministries in 35 years: A look at Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed's political career
Shaikh Rasheed Ahmed, Member National Assembly and president of PTI's political allied party Awami Muslim League, was sworn in as federal interior minister here on Friday.
December 11, 2020
- Became a federal minister for the first time in 1991
- Has held federal ministry for railways multiple times
ISLAMABAD: Veteran politician Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed was given a new portfolio on Friday as he swore in as the Federal Minister for Interior, making it the 15th ministry of his political career spanning over 35 years.
Ahmed first became a minister in 1991 when he was appointed federal minister for industries during Nawaz Sharif's maiden government. He also held the portfolio of culture ministry in the same cabinet.
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed made interior minister as PM Imran Khan reshuffles federal cabinet
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed made interior minister as PM Imran Khan reshuffles federal cabinet
In Nawaz's second tenure, Ahmed was given federal ministries of sports, culture, and tourism. Later, in the same cabinet, he was made federal minister for youth affairs, manpower development, labour, and overseas Pakistanis.
In 2002, Ahmed was made the federal minister for information under Zafarullah Khan Jamali's premiership. In Shaukat Aziz's cabinet, Ahmed was given dual portfolios of railways and information ministry.
When PM Imran Khan assumed office in 2018, Ahmed was given the railways ministry again. On December 11, the premier changed his portfolio, making him the federal interior minister.
