Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan

Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan
نائب وزيراعظم پاكستان
State emblem of Pakistan
Flag of the deputy prime minister of Pakistan
Incumbent
Ishaq Dar
since 28 April 2024
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toPrime Minister of Pakistan
AppointerNational Assembly of Pakistan
Term lengthFive years; expires with the dissolution of the National Assembly
Inaugural holderZulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Formation7 December 1971 (1971-12-07)
WebsiteGovernment of Pakistan

The deputy prime minister of Pakistan, officially the deputy prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: نائب وزيراعظم پاكستان romanized: Nāib Wazīr ē Aʿẓam Pākistān lit. 'Vice Grand Vizier of Pakistan') is the second most senior minister of the Government of Pakistan. The main purpose of the post was to give a backup to the government in the absence of the Prime Minister. As a result of an agreement between the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the PML-Q to share ministries in the federal cabinet, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi was made the first deputy prime minister of Pakistan. From 2013-2024 the office remained vacant until Shehbaz Sharif appointed Ishaq Dar to Deputy Prime Minister as an additional charge to Dar's portfolio of Foreign Minister.

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