19-member federal cabinet sworn in at the President House
Shaza Fatima is the only woman to be included in the federal cabinet.

The 19-member federal cabinet was sworn in at the President’s House on Monday.
The newly elected President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to 18 federal ministers and a minister of state on the recommendation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The newly appointed cabinet includes 12 MNAs and three senators as federal ministers, as well as a minister of state. Three technocrats — Muhammad Aurangzeb, Mohsin Naqvi and Ahad Cheema are also included in the cabinet.
The cabinet members have been recommended under clause 1 of Article 92 of the Constitution, stating that the president shall appoint federal ministers and ministers of state from amongst the members of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) on the advice of the prime minister.”
The said clause authorises the prime minister to induct anyone into the federal cabinet who is not a member of parliament for six months.
Federal ministers
- Khawaja Muhammad Asif, MNA
- Ahsan Iqbal Chaudry, MNA
- Rana Tanveer Hussain, MNA
- Azam Nazeer Tarar, Senator
- Chaudhry Salik Hussain, MNA
- Abdul Aleem Khan, MNA
- Jam Kamal Khan, MNA
- Amir Muqam, MNA
- Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, MNA
- Attaullah Tarar, MNA
- Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, MNA
- Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, MNA
- Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, MNA
- Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Senator
- Musadik Masood Malik, Senator
- Muhammad Aurangzeb
- Ahad Khan Cheema
- Mohsin Naqvi
Minister of state
- Shaza Fatima Khawaja