List of Defence Ministers of Pakistan
Name of Defence Minister | Entered Office | Left Office |
---|---|---|
Liaquat Ali Khan | 15 August 1947 | 16 October 1951 |
Khawaja Nazimuddin | 24 October 1951 | 17 April 1953 |
Muhammad Ali Bogra | 17 April 1953 | 24 October 1954 |
General Ayub Khan | 24 October 1954 | 11 August 1955 |
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali | 11 August 1955 | 12 September 1956 |
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy | 12 September 1956 | 18 October 1957 |
Mian Mumtaz Daultana | 18 October 1957 | 18 December 1957 |
Feroz Khan Noon | 18 December 1957 | 8 April 1958 |
Muhammad Ayub Khuhro | 8 April 1958 | 7 October 1958 |
Ayub Khan | 28 October 1958 | 21 October 1966 |
Vice Admiral (R) Afzal Rahman Khan | 12 October 1966 | 5 April 1969 |
Yahya Khan | 5 April 1969 | 20 December 1971 |
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | 24 December 1971 | 5 July 1977 |
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq | 14 January 1978 | 27 August 1978 |
Mir Ali Ahmed Khan Talpur | 27 August 1978 | 26 February 1985 |
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq | 26 February 1985 | 24 March 1985 |
Muhammad Khan Junejo | 24 March 1985 | 29 May 1988 |
Mahmoud Haroon (caretaker) | 9 June 1988 | 1 December 1988 |
Benazir Bhutto | 4 December 1988 | 6 August 1990 |
Ghous Ali Shah | 10 September 1991 | 17 July 1993 |
Aftab Shaban Mirani | 19 October 1993 | 5 November 1996 |
Shahid Hamid (caretaker) | 5 November 1996 | 17 February 1997 |
Nawaz Sharif | 17 February 1997 | 12 October 1999 |
Pervez Musharraf | 12 October 1999 | 23 November 2002 |
Rao Sikandar Iqbal | 23 November 2002 | 15 November 2007 |
Salim Abbas Jilani (caretaker) | 16 November 2007 | 25 March 2008 |
Ahmad Mukhtar | 31 March 2008 | 3 June 2012 |
Naveed Qamar | 4 June 2012 | 15 March 2013 |
Nawaz Sharif | 7 June 2013 | Incumbent |
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