PTI federal cabinet: Career profiles of the federal ministers
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ISLAMABAD - Imran Khan Federal cabinet comprises 15 federal ministers and five advisers. Here is the career profile of the federal ministers. Farogh Naseem Mohammad Farogh Naseem will serve as the Minister of Law and Justice.
Mohammad Farogh Naseem will serve as the Minister of Law and Justice.
Born on June 26, 1967, Mohammad Farogh Naseem made history after becoming the youngest lawyer to become Advocate General of Sindh.
Affiliated with Muttahida Qaumi Movement, he is serving senator.
He is also the legal counsel of former president Pervez Musharraf in a treason case.
Pervez Khattak Pervez Khattak will serve as the Minister of Defence.
Pervez Khattak will serve as the Minister of Defence.
Born on January 1, 1950, Khattak has served as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from May 31, 2013, to June 6, 2018.
Khattak, who was born in Manki Sharif village of Nowshera, has also served as irrigation minister and industries and labour minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa previously.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf loyalist attained his education from the prestigious Aitchison College, Lahore.
Interestingly, he has also worked as a political worker of Pakistan Peoples Party.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi Shah Mehmood Qureshi will serve as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi will serve as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Born on June 22, 1956, Qureshi has served as the vice-chairperson of the Imran-led PTI since December 2011.
Throughout his political career, he has served in different capacities. He was a part of the Punjab Assembly for nine years from 1985 to 1993 and even been a part of Punjab cabinet.
From 1993 to 1996, he served as a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs.
Qureshi has also served on the post on Multan mayor from 2000 to 2002.
Asad Umar PTI's Asad Umar will serve as the Minister of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Ministry.
PTI's Asad Umar will serve as the Minister of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Ministry.
Born in Rawalpindi in 1961, Umar is the youngest among seven siblings.
The former CEO of Engro Polymer and Chemicals completed his MBA from Institute of Business Administration Karachi in 1984.
He was awarded with Sitara-i-Imtiaz for his service to the public in 2009.
Umar is the younger brother of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's Mohammad Zubair, who served as the 32nd Governor of Sindh.
Shiekh Rashid Ahmed The chief of Awami Muslim League will serve as the Minister for Railways.
The chief of Awami Muslim League will serve as the Minister for Railways.
Born on November 6, 1950, in Rawalpindi, Rashid has served as a member of the federal cabinet in different positions from 1992 to 1997.
He was appointed Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting from 2002 to 2006 and then as Federal Minister for Railways from 2006 to 2007.
Rashid studied at Rawalpindi Polytechnic College and later at Gordon College. After this, he attained a degree in law from the University of Lahore.
He was first elected to the Pakistani National Assembly in 1985 and has been re-elected a record six times.
Zubaida Jalal Zubaida Jalal will serve as the Minister of Defence Production.
Zubaida Jalal will serve as the Minister of Defence Production.
Jalal, who belongs to the Balochistan Awami Party, created history after becoming the only women candidate for National Assembly from Balochistan.
Jalal has previously served as the federal education minister in then prime minister Shaukat Aziz’s cabinet.
She was honoured with the Pride of Performance Award for Education for her services in 1993.
Fawad Chaudhry PTI spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry will serve as the Minister of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage.
PTI spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry will serve as the Minister of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage.
Fawad Chaudhry is a lawyer by profession who has also ventured into the media.
Chaudhry belongs to a prominent political family of Punjab – his grandfather and other family members have occupied various important positions in the past.
He served as the special assistant for information and political affairs in the cabinet of former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and special assistant for political affairs in the cabinet of former premier Raja Pervaiz Ashraf.
Fahmida Mirza Grand Democratic Alliance's Fahmida Mirza will serve as the Minister of Inter Provincial Coordination.
Grand Democratic Alliance's Fahmida Mirza will serve as the Minister of Inter Provincial Coordination.
Mirza had clinched victory in the NA-230 Badin 2 constituency in a closely contested competition against PPPP's Haji Rasool Bux Chandio during the General Election 2018. Previously, she has served as the 18th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013, the first female parliamentary speaker in the Muslim world.
Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui will serve as the Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunication.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui will serve as the Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunication.
He has previously served as a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018.
Siddiqui had replaced Farooq Sattar as the convener of MQM-Pakistan in February 2018.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-255 2018 general election.
Shireen M Mazari Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari will serve as the Minister of Human Rights.
Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari will serve as the Minister of Human Rights.
Mazari has studied political and military science at the London School of Economics and then completed her doctorate from Columbia University.
She taught at the Quaid-e-Azam University and then headed the strategic studies department in the 1990s.
Mazari also served as the Editor of The Nation but left in November 2008 and joined the PTI. Since then, she has remained a close aide of Imran Khan.
Shafqat Mahmood Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Shafqat Mahmood will serve as the Minister of Federal Education and Heritage.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Shafqat Mahmood will serve as the Minister of Federal Education and Heritage.
Born on February 19, 1950, Mahmood has served as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-130 constituency of Lahore in the General Election 2018.
Aamir Mehmood Kiyani Aamir Mehmood Kiyani will serve as the Minister of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination.
Aamir Mehmood Kiyani will serve as the Minister of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader was elected to the National Assembly from the NA-61 constituency of Rawalpindi.
Kiyani had clinched victory after securing 105,000 votes against main competitor Malik Ibrar Ahmed.
Chaudhry Tariq Bashir Cheema Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid's Chaudhry Tariq Bashir Cheema will serve as the Minister of State and Frontier Region.
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid's Chaudhry Tariq Bashir Cheema will serve as the Minister of State and Frontier Region.
He served as the nazim of Bahawalpur after defeating Abbasi Nawab family in 2001. He was also elected for the same post in 2005.
He was elected to the National Assembly after securing victory in NA-187 constituency of Bahawalpur in 2013 general election.
He has also served as the chairperson of NA's standing committee on science and technology.
Noor-ul-Haq Qadri Noor-ul-Haq Qadri will serve as the Minister of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony.
Noor-ul-Haq Qadri will serve as the Minister of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony.
He has served as a member of the National Assembly after securing victory in NA-45 constituency in 2002 and 2008 elections.
He was re-elected to the parliament as PTI's candidate form the NA-43 constituency after securing 33, 243 votes.
Ghulam Sarwar Khan Ghulam Sarwar Khan will serve as the Minister of Petroleum Division.
Ghulam Sarwar Khan will serve as the Minister of Petroleum Division.
Born on October 13, 1995, in Taxila, Khan has served as the member of National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and 2013 to 2018.
He has also served a member of Punjab Assembly from 1985 to 1996.
The PTI leader was re-elected to the parliament from constituencies NA-59 and NA-63 in the General Election 2018. He had decided to retain his NA-59 seat.
