The Imran Khan ministry was the government of Pakistan which was formed by

Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...

following his successful election as

Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Paki ...

by the

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. The Cabinet had 25 Federal Ministers, 4 Ministers of state and 4 Advisors, most of whom assumed office on 20 August 2018. The Cabinet dissolved on 3 April 2022 following the dissolution of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which al ...

. On 7 April 2022, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the restoration of the Federal Cabinet.The Cabinet dissolved on 10 April 2022 following the defeat of

during the

Vote of No-confidence A motion of no confidence, also variously called a vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, motion of confidence, or vote of confidence, is a statement or vote about whether a person in a position of responsibility like in government or mana ...

. He was the first ever Prime Minister of Pakistan to be ousted from office using the Vote of No-Confidence.

Cabinet

Advisors

Special Assistants

Analysis

Khan announced his cabinet soon after taking the oath, he kept the ministry of

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to himself. His choice for ministries was criticized as he came into power on the slogan of ''Change'' and ''

Naya Pakistan The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI; ur, , ) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI is one of the thre ...

'' but most of his appointees were previously ministers during the era of

Pervez Musharraf General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of the ...

and some served in PPP government which followed Musharraf era. He was criticized by supporters and critics for settling for "Diet Reform" as Musharraf pursued rather than the real change that was embodied by the PTI. Some supporters defended Khan since the

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was in a coalition government and needed "electables" to win the election.

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served as a minister during Musharraf's regime, as well as an MNA in the PML-N coalition government

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was a member of the PPP from 1990 until he joined Musharraf regime soon after 1999 coup and became provincial minister. Farogh Naseem has been part of Musharraf's legal team representing him against treason charges which aroused speculation on PTI's stance on if Pervez Musharraf will be tried for treason.

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has been minister in a past PPP government.

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has been

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in a PPP government.

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served as a minister during the Musharraf era as well as a former MNA of the

PML-N The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a centre-right and liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party ...

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also served as a minister during Musharraf regime.

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was a minister and held the same portfolio during Musharraf era.

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was media coordinator in the political party formed by Musharraf as well a special Assistant to Prime Minister

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held the same portfolio in a PPP government.

Babar Awan Zaheer-ud-din Babar Awan ( ur, ظہیر الدین بابر اعوان; born 27 January 1958; SI), is a Pakistani politician, senior lawyer, author, analyst, columnist, and leftist writer who served as Adviser to Prime Minister for Parliamen ...

also served in a past PPP government.

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held same portfolio under Musharraf government but is more of a technocrat than a politician.

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was commerce minister for Musharraf as well.

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was the minister of state for finance in

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's cabinet during the

regime. Ali Muhammad Mahar was the former

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during the Musharraf regime. Firdous Ashiq Awan, also served as Federal Minister of Information in PPP government.

Cabinet reshuffles

On 18 April 2019, the cabinet saw a reshuffle after Asad Umar stepped down as the finance minister. On 6 April 2020, the cabinet saw another reshuffle. In late April 2020, PTI Senator Shibli Faraz was appointed as the information minister. Meanwhile, retired Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa was appointed as special assistant to the prime minister for information replacing Firdous Ashiq Awan. In December 2020, the federal cabinet saw the fourth reshuffle days after the

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ruled that unelected advisers and special assistants could not head government’s committees. In April 2021,

Shaukat Tarin Shaukat Fayyaz Ahmed Tarin ( ur, ; born 1 January 1953) is a Pakistani politician and banker who served as Finance Minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2010 in the Gillani cabinet also and worked with the help of the Pakistan People’s Party's ...

was appointed as finance minister, the fourth person to hold the post in the last two years, as Prime Minister Imran Khan made his sixth cabinet reshuffle since assuming power.

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