The Minister of Foreign Affairs (or simply the Foreign Minister) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the four provinces, two autonomous territorie ...

. The minister is responsible for overseeing the federal government's foreign policy and

International relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such a ...

. The responsibility of the foreign minister is to represent Pakistan and its government in the international community. The minister holds one of the Senior-most offices in the

Cabinet of Pakistan Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filing ...

. The office of the foreign minister was first held by

Liaquat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan ( ur, ; 1 October 1895 – 16 October 1951), also referred to in Pakistan as ''Quaid-e-Millat'' () or ''Shaheed-e-Millat'' ( ur, lit=Martyr of the Nation, label=none, ), was a Pakistani statesman, lawyer, political theoris ...

, who also served as the country's first prime minister. Several other prime ministers have held the additional charge of the office of the foreign minister.

List of foreign ministers of Pakistan

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Pakistan Muslim League The Pakistan Muslim League ( ur, ; known as PML), is the name of several different Pakistani political parties that have dominated the right-wing platform in the country. The Muslim League (a different party) was the party of Pakistan’ ...

, - , 2 , Sir-Muhammad-Zafrulla-Khan

Muhammad Zafarullah Khan Chaudhry Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan ( ur, ‎; 6 February 1893 – 1 September 1985) was a Pakistani jurist and diplomat who served as the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan. After serving as foreign minister he continued his internati ...

, December 27, 1947 , October 24, 1954 , - , 3 , , Muhammad Ali Bogra , October 24, 1954 , August 11, 1955 , - , 4 ,

, Hamidul Huq Choudhury , September 28, 1955 , September 12, 1956 ,

Krishak Sramik Party The Krishak Sramik Party ( bn, কৃষক শ্রমিক পার্টি, ''Farmer Labourer Party'') was a major anti-feudal political party in the British Indian province of Bengal and later in the Dominion of Pakistan's East Bengal and ...

, - , 5 ,

Feroz Khan Noon Sir Malik Feroz Khan Noon, ( ur, ملک فیروز خان نون; 7 May 18939 December 1970), best known as Feroze Khan, was a Pakistani politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Pakistan from 1957 until being removed wh ...

, September 14, 1956 , October 7, 1958 , Republican Party , - , 6 , , Manzur Qadir , October 29, 1958 , June 8, 1962 , rowspan="2" ,

, - , 7 , , Muhammad Ali Bogra , June 13, 1962 , January 23, 1963 , - , 8 , Z A Bhutto (President of Pakistan)

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fourt ...

, January 24, 1963 , June 30, 1966 , rowspan="4" , , - , 9 , SyedPirzada (cropped)

Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada Sharifuddin Pirzada () NI (12 June 1923 – 2 June 2017) was a noted Pakistani Barrister who served as a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Personal life Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada was born in the city of Burhanpur, in what is to ...

, July 20, 1966 , April 25, 1968 , - , 10 , ,

Mian Arshad Hussain Mian Arshad Hussain (9 January 1910 – 4 October 1987), he served as Foreign Minister of Pakistan (1968 – 1969). In 1959, Mian Arshad Husain was appointed Pakistan's Ambassador to Sweden, in 1961 to Moscow, and in 1963, he was appoin ...

, April 25, 1968 , April 4, 1969 , - , 11 , ,

Yahya Khan General Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan , (Urdu: ; 4 February 1917 – 10 August 1980); commonly known as Yahya Khan, was a Pakistani military general who served as the third President of Pakistan and Chief Martial Law Administrator following his p ...

, April 5, 1969 , December 20, 1971 , - , 12 , Z A Bhutto (President of Pakistan)

, December 20, 1971 , March 28, 1977 , rowspan="2" , Pakistan Peoples Party , - , 13 , Aziz Ahmed (cropped)

, Aziz Ahmed , March 30, 1977 , July 5, 1977 , - , 14 ,

Agha Shahi Agha Shahi ( ur, آغا شا ﮨی; 25 August 1920 – 6 September 2006), ''NI'', was a Pakistani career Foreign service officer who was the leading civilian figure in the military government of former President General Zia-ul-Haq from 1977 t ...

, January 14, 1978 , March 9, 1982 , rowspan="3" , , - , 15 ,

, Sahabzada Yaqub Khan , March 21, 1982 , November 1, 1987 , - , 16 , , Zain Noorani , November 1, 1987 , June 9, 1988 , - , 17 ,

, Sahabzada Yaqub Khan , June 9, 1988 , March 20, 1991 , Pakistan Peoples Party , - , 18 , , Akram Zaki , April 1991 , 10 September 1991 , rowspan="2" , Pakistan Muslim League (N) , - , 19 , ,

Siddiq Khan Kanju Mohammad Siddiq Khan Kanju (born in Alipur Kanju village, Kahror Pacca), Lodhran district in Punjab province, Pakistan, died in Kahror Pakka in July 2001) was a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Educati ...

, 10 September 1991 , 18 July 1993 , - , 20 ,

Abdul Sattar ʻAbd al-Sattār (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الستّار) is an Arabic Muslim male given name, built on the Arabic words ''Abd (Arabic), ʻabd'' and ''al-Sattār''. The name means "servant of the Veiler (of sins)". Because the letter s i ...

, July 23, 1993 , October 19, 1993 , , - , 21 , Farooq Leghari (cropped)

, Farooq Leghari , October 19, 1993 , November 14, 1993 , rowspan="2" , Pakistan Peoples Party , - , 22 , , Asif Ahmad Ali , November 16, 1993 , November 4, 1996 , - , — ,

, Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (Caretaker) , November 11, 1996 , February 24, 1997 , , - , 23 , ,

Gohar Ayub Khan Gohar Ayub Khan ( ur, گوہر ایوب خان; born 15 January 1937) is a Pakistani politician, business oligarch, retired army officer, and conservative figure of the Pakistan Muslim League, who held ministerial positions during the administr ...

, February 25, 1997 , August 7, 1998 , rowspan="2" , Pakistan Muslim League (N) , - , 24 , Sartaj Aziz (cropped)

, Sartaj Aziz , August 7, 1998 , October 12, 1999 , - , 25 ,

, November 6, 1999 , June 14, 2002 , rowspan="2" , , - , 26 , , Inam-ul-Haq , June 21, 2002 , November 23, 2002 , - , 27 , Mahmud Kasuri - 2003 (cropped)

Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri (Urdu: خورشيد محمود قصورى; born 18 June 1941), is a Pakistani politician and writer who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan between November 2002 until November 2007. He is the Senior Ad ...

, November 23, 2002 , November 15, 2007 , Pakistan Muslim League (Q) , - , 28 , , Inam-ul-Haq , November 15, 2007 , March 24, 2008 , , - , 29 , Shah Mehmood Qureshi - 2011 (cropped)

Shah Mehmood Qureshi Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi ( ur, ; born 22 June 1956) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 29th Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022. He previously held the post from 2008 to 2011. He has been a member of the Nationa ...

, March 31, 2008 , February 9, 2011 , rowspan="2" , Pakistan Peoples Party , - , 30 , Hina Rabbani Khar (2012)

Hina Rabbani Khar Hina Rabbani Khar (Urdu: ; born 19 November 1977) is a Pakistani politician, who is serving as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs since 19 April 2022. She was previously appointed in July 2011 as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan at the ...

, February 11, 2011 , 16 March 2013 , - , 31 ,

, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso , 4 April 2013 , 4 June 2013 , , - , 32 , Sartaj Aziz (cropped)

, Sartaj Aziz , 7 June 2013 , 28 July 2017 , rowspan="3" , Pakistan Muslim League (N) , - , 33 , Khawaja Muhammad Asif - December 2015 (cropped)

Khawaja Muhammad Asif Khawaja Muhammad Asif (; born 9 August 1949) is a Pakistani politician currently serving as the Defence Minister of Pakistan since April 2022, He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously, he was a m ...

, 4 August 2017 , 26 April 2018 , - , 34 , Khurram Dastgir Khan Senate of Poland

, Khurram Dastgir Khan , 4 May 2018 , 5 June 2018 , - , 35 , Abdullah Hussain Haroon (cropped)

, Hussain Haroon , 5 June 2018 , 18 August 2018 , , - , 36 , Shah Mehmood Qureshi - 2011 (cropped)

, Shah Mahmood Qureshi , 20 August 2018 , 10 April 2022 , Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , - , 37 , Bilawal Bhutto 2022

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ( ur, بلاول بھٹو زرداری; born 21 September 1988) is a Pakistani politician who is serving as the 37th Minister of Foreign Affairs, in office since 27 April 2022. He became the chairman of Pakistan Peop ...

, 27 April 2022 , , Pakistan Peoples Party

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