April 28, 2022
A 38-member strong cabinet has taken an oath to form the official decision-making body of the coalition government, which came into power after former prime minister Imran Khan was voted out on April 10.
While there are many old faces in the new cabinet, there are also 20 seasoned politicians who have made it to the federal cabinet for the first time.
Political Party: PPP
Background: Bilawal is the chairman of PPP and the son of late Benazir Bhutto and former president Asif Ali Zardari. He is the youngest member of the cabinet.
Political Party: PML-N
Background: Pasha is a former provincial minister of Punjab and the wife of Hafeez Pasha, an economist and ex-federal minister.
Political Party: PML-N
Background: Abbasi was the deputy speaker of the national assembly in 2013.
Political Party: PML-N
Background: He is the ex-vice chairman of Pakistan’s Bar Council and the former secretary of the Lahore High Court Bar Association.
Political Party: PPP
Background: He was previously a member of the provincial assembly, while he was a member of the national assembly in 2008.
Political Party: PPP
Background: Marri’s father was the former deputy speaker Sindh assembly. She herself has been an MPA twice and an MNA three times. She was also previously a provincial minister in Sindh.
Political Party: PPP
Background: He is an ex MPA. His father Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood was the former governor of Punjab.
Political Party: PPP
Background: Turi was an MNA in 2008 and 2013.
Political Party: PPP
Background: He was an MNA in 2013. He is also the cousin of Shahzain Bugti and Dost Muhammad Mazari.
Political Party: PPP
Background: He is an ex-MPA and has also served as the special assistant to Chief Minister Sindh.
Political Party: JUIF
Background: He is the son of JUIF’s chief Maulana Fazal ur Rehman.
Political Party: JUIF
Background: He is a former MPA and was also the leader of the opposition in Balochistan.
Political Party: JUIF
Background: He was a senator in 2006, 2012 and 2018. He was also the former chairman of the Senate’s standing committee on interior and narcotics control
Political Party: MQM-P
Background: He has been elected an MPA thrice and has also been appointed a provincial minister in Sindh. He was previously the opposition leader in the Sindh assembly.
Political Party: JWP
Background: He was earlier the special assistant to former prime minister Imran Khan. He is also the grandson of Akbar Bugti.
Political Party: BAP
Background: He was an MNA in 2008.
Political Party: PML-N
Background: He was an MPA in 1990, 1997, 2002, 2008 and 2013. He was also previously the law minister in Punjab.
Political Party: PML-N
Background: Latif is the former member of the district council Sheikhupura and was an MPA in 1997 and an MNA in 2008 and 2013.
Political Party: JUIF
Background: He was the president of JUIF in erstwhile FATA.
Political Party: PMLN
Background: He was previously the speaker of the national assembly and has been an MNA in 2002, 2008, 2013.