President Mamnoon Hussain Administers Oath To New 16 Member Cabinet

President Mamnoon Hussain Monday administered oath of office to a 16-member Federal Cabinet, including three women here at a simple ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Aug, 2018 ) :President Mamnoon Hussain Monday administered oath of office to a 16-member Federal Cabinet, including three women here at a simple ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.

The event that began with the playing of the national anthem was followed by recitation from the Holy Quran.

Prime Minister Imran Khan, Governors Designate of Sindh and Punjab, leadership of PTI and senior government officials attended the event.

The Prime Minister soon after taking oath of his office had approved the new cabinet and allocated portfolios.

The Ministers and their portfolios are: Pervez Khattak Defence Ms. Zubaida Jalal Defence Production Shafqat Mahmood i. Federal education and Professional Training ii. National History & Literary Heritage Division Asad Umer Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi Foreign Affairs Dr. Shireen M. Mazari Human Rights Fawad Ahmed Information and Broadcasting Division Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui Information Technology and Telecommunication Dr. Fehmida Mirza Inter-Provincial Coordination Dr. Muhammad Farogh Naseem Law and Justice Aamir Mehmood Kiyani National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Ghulam Sarwar Khan Petroleum Division Makhdoom Khusro Bukhtiar Planning, Development and Reform Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Railways Noor-Ul-Haq Qadri Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony Chaudhary Tariq Bashir Cheema States and Frontier Regions The Advisors include: Abdul Razak Dawood Adviser on Commerce.

Textile, Industry & Production and Investment with the status of Federal Minister Amin Aslam Adviser on Climate Change, with the status of Federal Minister Dr. lshrat Hussain Adviser on Institutional Reforms and Austerity with the status of Federal Minister Mohammad Shehzad Arbab Adviser on Establishment with the status of Federal Minister.

Zaheer-ud-din Babar Adviser on Parliamentary According to a notification by the Cabinet Division Mirza Shahzad Akbar has been appointed as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability, with the status of Minister of State.

Keeping in view the directions of the new Prime Minister the guests were served with tea, biscuits and plain water at the reception.