The first Nawaz Sharif ministry under

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was sworn into office on 9 November 1990, after the nine-party Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) unanimously nominated him the government head. __TOC__

Cabinet

Sharif's 18-member cabinet was one of the smallest in the country's history, especially compared to the record 58-member cabinet of his ousted predecessor

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. Sharif insisted on bringing nearly a dozen politicians with links to Gen Zia-ul-Haq. Amongst the 18 members initially selected for the cabinet, nine were from

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, two from the

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, six from

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and one from

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. The cabinet was later expanded to include representation from the

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Although being a member of the IJI alliance, the

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(JI) members declined to participate in Nawaz Sharif’s cabinet. in – "Qazi Hussain ad assertedthat no concrete offers were forthcoming from the new government either."

Changes

* 9 March 1991 –

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is appointed as the state minister for the Ministry of Law for the second time. * April 1991 –

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is made the acting federal minister for the

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. * 10 September 1991 ** Syed Ghous Ali Shah is appointed as the federal minister for the

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. ** The prime minister retains the authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and appoints Siddiq Khan Kanju as the

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for the ministry. ** *

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Abdul Ghafoor is appointed as the federal minister for the Ministry of Law.

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References

* * {{Pakistani federal ministries 1990 establishments in Pakistan Nawaz Sharif