Defence Minister of Pakistan

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The Defence Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Defence, under which serve the three armed forces of the country, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force, and Pakistan Navy. The minister serves in the cabinet of the Prime Minister, and is required to be a member of Parliament.

In the history of the country, the defence portfolio has usually been headed by the head of the government, be that the President or Prime Minister of the country. The first defence minister, not also to be the head of the government, was General Ayub Khan, then Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army. From the 1980 onwards, the defence minister became a unique personality, and presently it is considered one of the big five cabinet portfolio along with the Prime Minister, Finance Minister, Foreign Minister, Interior Minister portfolios.

The current Defence Minister is Ahmad Mukhtar who took over on 31 March, 2008.

List of Defence Ministers of Pakistan

Name of Defence Minister	Entered Office	Left Office
Liaquat Ali Khan	15 August, 1947	16 October, 1951
Khawaja Nazimuddin	24 October, 1951	17 April, 1953
Muhammad Ali Bogra	17 April, 1953	24 October, 1954
General Ayub Khan	24 October, 1954	11 August, 1955
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali	11 August, 1955	12 September, 1956
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy	12 September, 1956	18 October, 1957
Mian Mumtaz Daultana	18 October, 1957	18 December, 1957
Feroz Khan Noon	18 December, 1957	8 April, 1958
Muhammad Ayub Khuhro	8 April, 1958	7 October, 1958
Ayub Khan	28 October, 1958	21 October, 1966
Vice Admiral (R) Afzal Rahman Khan	12 October, 1966	5 April, 1969
Yahya Khan	5 April, 1969	20 December, 1971
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto	24 December, 1971	5 July, 1977
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq	14 January, 1978	27 August, 1978
Mir Ali Ahmed Khan Talpur	27 August, 1978	26 February, 1985
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq	26 February, 1985	24 March, 1985
Muhammad Khan Junejo	24 March, 1985	29 May, 1988
Mahmoud Haroon (caretaker)	9 June, 1988	1 December, 1988
Benazir Bhutto	4 December, 1988	6 August, 1990
Ghous Ali Shah	10 September, 1991	17 July, 1993
Aftab Shaban Mirani	19 October, 1993	5 November, 1996
Shahid Hamid (caretaker)	5 November, 1996	17 February, 1997
Nawaz Sharif	17 February, 1997	12 October, 1999
Pervez Musharraf	12 October, 1999	23 November, 2002
Rao Sikandar Iqbal	23 November, 2002	15 November, 2007
Salim Abbas Jilani (caretaker)	16 November, 2007	25 March, 2008
Ahmad Mukhtar	31 March, 2008	Incumbent

See also

Government of Pakistan portal

• Constitution of Pakistan
• President of Pakistan
• Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Ministry of Defence Pakistan
• Foreign Minister of Pakistan
• Finance Minister of Pakistan
• Interior Minister of Pakistan
• Ministry of Defense Production

External links

• Ministry of Defence, Government of Pakistan
• Parliamentary Cabinet of Pakistan