Second Zulfikar Ali Bhutto government

Second Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Government

19th Cabinet of Pakistan
March 1977 - July 1977
Date formed30 March 1977
Date dissolved5 July 1977
People and organisations
Head of stateFazal Ilahi Chaudhry
Head of governmentZulfikar Ali Bhutto
Member party  Pakistan People's Party
Status in legislatureSupermajority
155 / 216 (72%)
Opposition party  Pakistan National Alliance
Opposition leaderAbdul Wali Khan
History
Legislature terms6th National Assembly of Pakistan
PredecessorFirst Zulfikar
SuccessorZia administration
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Second Zulfikar Ali Bhutto government was formed on 30 March 1977 after Zulfikar Ali Bhutto gained a large majority in the 1977 Pakistani general election.[1][2] The government was dissolved on 5 July 1977 when Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq declared martial law.[3][4]

Cabinet

Federal Ministers

Minister Portfolio Period
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Prime Minister
Ministry of Defence 		30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Ministry of Agriculture, Co-operative and Land Reforms 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan Ministry of Commerce and Local Government 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Abdul Hafeez Pirzada Ministry of Finance, Planning and Provincial Co-ordination 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Mir Afzal Khan Ministry of Water and Power 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Mumtaz Bhutto Ministry of Communications 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Kausar Niazi Ministry of Religious Affairs, Minorities Affairs and Overseas Pakistanis 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Aziz Ahmed Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Yahya Bakhtiar Attorney General 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Hamid Raza Gilani Ministry of Industries 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Muhammad Haneef Khan Ministry of States & Frontier Regions and Kashmir Affairs 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Taj Muhammad Jamali Ministry of Health and Population Planning 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Yasin Wattoo Ministry of Education 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
S. M. Masood Ministry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Abdul Sattar Gabol Ministry of Labour and Manpower 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Tahir Mohammad Khan Ministry of Information & Broadcasting 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Arbab Jehangir Khan Ministry of Housing and Works 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Nur Hayat Noon Ministry of Culture, Archaeology, Sports and Tourism 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Makhdoom Hameed-ud-Din Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Ghulam Hussain Ministry of Railways 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Anwar Aziz Chaudhry Ministry of Food and Agrarian Management 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Farooq Leghari Ministry of Production 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977
Niaz Muhammad Wassan Ministry of Science and Technology 30 March 1977 to 5 July 1977

Minister of State

Minister Portfolio Period
Tikka Khan Minister of State for Defence and National Security 27 April 1977 to 5 July 1977


References

  1. ^ "Prime Minister's Cabinet - Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, After the General Elections held on 7th March, 1977 From 30-3-1977 to 5-7-1977" (PDF). cabinet.gov.pk.
  2. ^ Times, Henry Kamm Special to The New York (8 March 1977). "Bhutto's Party Wins Big Majority In Voting for Pakistan Parliament" – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ "Head of Martial Law in Pakistan". 6 July 1977 – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ "PAKISTANI MILITARY, NOW RULING NATION, PROMISES ELECTIONS". 6 July 1977 – via NYTimes.com.