Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
State emblem of Pakistan
Incumbent
Vacant
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleSir Minister / Ma’am minister
Member ofCabinet, National Security Council
Reports toForeign Minister of Pakistan
ResidenceIslamabad, Pakistan
NominatorPrime Minister of Pakistan
AppointerPresident of Pakistan
Term lengthPleasure of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holderAziz Ahmed
Formation1972; 52 years ago (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.