Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | |
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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.