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

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral r ...

of the

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan () (abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, commonly known as the Centre, is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, con ...

. The minister oversees the federal government's foreign policy and

International relations International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns al ...

. Their responsibility includes representing Pakistan and its government in the international community. This position is one of the senior-most offices in the

Cabinet of Pakistan The Cabinet of Pakistan (, ''Kābīnā-e-Pākistān'') is a formal body composed of senior government officials chosen and led by the Prime Minister. All cabinet members sworn in are designated '' Minister'' and are seated at their respective m ...

. The office of the foreign minister was initially held by

Liaquat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan (1 October 189516 October 1951) was a Pakistani lawyer, politician and statesman who served as the first prime minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan (, Roman Urdu, romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the he ...

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

List of ministers

The following is a list of all the previous foreign ministers of Pakistan to date, according to the

. ;Legend * Caretaker minister * Died in office {{notelist

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Foreign Ministers of Pakistan (1947–2009)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Parliamentary Cabinet of Pakistan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)

List of ministers

See also

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