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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Miftah Ismail was appointed the new federal minister for finance after PM Shehbaz Sharif announced his 34-member cabinet today, ARY News reported.
Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani administered the oath to the newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s 34-member cabinet.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, speaker of National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and other officials also attended the ceremony.
The newly appointed finance Miftah Ismail will be among the officials responsible for negotiating with the IMF to resume seventh review of the $6 billion Extended Fund Facility program that went into jeopardy after former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ouster through no-confidence motion. Cabinet portfoliosRana Sanaullah Interior Minister
Miftah Ismail Finance Minister
Ahsan Iqbal Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
Marriyum Aurangzeb Information and Broadcasting
Azam Nazeer Tarar Law and Justice
Ameenul Haq Information and Technology
Maulana Asad Communications
Mufti Shakoor Religious Affairs
Talha Mehmood SAFRON
Maulana Abdul Wasey Housing and Construction
Shazia Marri BISP
Qadir Patel Ministry of Health
The remaining portfolios will be announced this evening.
Following are the names of the cabinet members: Khawaja Muhammad Asif, MNA Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary, MNA Rana Sana Ullah Khan, MNA Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, MNA Rana Tanveer Hussain. MNA Khurrum Dastagir Khan, MNA Marriyum Aurangzeb, MNA Khawaja Saad Rafique, MNA Mian Javed Latif, MNA Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada. MNA Murtaza Javed Abbasi, MNA Miftah Ismail Azam Nazeer Tarar, Senator Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, MNA Syed Naveed Qamar, MNA Sherry Rehman, Senator Abdul Qadir Patel, MNA Shazia Marri, MNA Syed Murtaza Mahmud, MNA Sajid Hussain Turi, MNA Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari, MNA Abid Hussain Bhayo, MNA Asad Mahmood, MNA Abdul Wasay, MNA Mufti Abdul Shakoor, MNA Muhammad Talha Mahmood, Senator Syed Amin-ul-Haque, MNA Syed Faisal Ali Subzwari, Senator Muhammad Israr Tareen, MNA Nawabzada Shazain Bugti, MNA Chaudhary Tariq Bashir Cheema, MNA Ministers of state Dr. Aisha Ghaus Pasha, MNA Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju, MNA Hina Rabbani Khar, MNA Advisers to the PM Awn Chaudhry Amir Muqam Qamar Zaman KairaIt is pertinent to mention here that the federal cabinet that was scheduled to take oath yesterday was postponed after an excuse from President Arif Alvi.
Last week, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjarani administered the oath to the newly-elected prime minister after President Arif Alvi complained of “discomfort”.