Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)
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| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | |
|---|---|
 State emblem of Pakistan | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | Sir Minister / Ma’am minister |
| Member of | Cabinet, National Security Council |
| Reports to | Foreign Minister of Pakistan |
| Residence | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Appointer | President of Pakistan |
| Term length | Pleasure of the Prime Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Aziz Ahmed |
| Formation | 1972 |
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (MSFA) is the junior minister within the Cabinet of Pakistan who serves as the second highest-ranking member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after the Foreign Minister.
During the absence of a Foreign Minister, Minister of State takes the de facto charge Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There were two such instances in the past; Siddiq Khan Kanju was the effective Foreign Minister from 1991 to 1993 and Inam-ul-Haq for four months in 2002.
List of ministers of state for foreign affairs of Pakistan
[edit]| No. | Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aziz Ahmed | 7 February 1973 | 28 March 1977 |
| 2 | Zain Noorani | 10 April 1985 | 29 May 1988 |
| 3 | Siddiq Khan Kanju | 10 September 1991 | 18 July 1993 |
| 4 | Siddiq Khan Kanju | 11 July 1997 | 12 October 1999 |
| 5 | Inam-ul-Haq | 22 June 2002 | 22 November 2002 |
| 6 | Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar | 4 September 2004 | 15 November 2007 |
| 7 | Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan | 4 November 2008 | 9 February 2011 |
| 8 | Hina Rabbani Khar | 11 February 2011 | 20 July 2011 |
| 9 | Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan | 20 July 2011 | 25 March 2013 |
| 10 | Hina Rabbani Khar | 19 April 2022 | 10 August 2023 |