The Junejo government was formed on April 10, 1985, when Muhammad Khan Junejo became the prime minister of Pakistan.[1] His tenure began under the influence of military president Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, who maintained control over key appointments, including several federal cabinet ministers.[2]
Muhammad Khan Junejo Government | |
|---|---|
 25th, 26th and 27th Cabinet of Pakistan | |
| 1985-1988 | |
 Junejo (right) receives the oath of office from Zia-ul-Haq (left), marking the beginning of the government. | |
| Date formed | 10 April 1985 |
| Date dissolved | 30 May 1988 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Head of government | Muhammad Khan Junejo |
| Member party | Pakistan Muslim League[a] |
| Status in legislature | Independent government 237 / 237 (100%) |
| History | |
| Election | 1985 |
| Predecessor | Zia-ul-Haq administration |
| Successor | Zia-ul-Haq administration |
Known for his non-confrontational governance style, Junejo, a conservative member of the Pakistan Muslim League, directed administration officers to monitor the activities of parliament members, aiming to curb personal gains such as permits and plots, which eventually led to bureaucratic manipulations that weakened his rapport with parliamentarians.[2]
Despite multiple efforts by the National Assembly to end martial law, General Zia repeatedly deferred its lifting, stating it would end at an "appropriate time."[2] The assembly passed a unanimous resolution on May 26, 1985, demanding the cessation of martial law, which mirrored calls from provincial assemblies.[2] However, General Zia, who had already planned the timeline for ending martial law since 1983, disregarded these demands, maintaining his presidential authority and continuing to exercise control over the government through the Revival of the Constitution Order.[2]
On May 30, 1988, President Muhammad Zia ul-Haq dissolved the National Assembly of Pakistan and dismissed Junejo, citing the lawmakers' failure to maintain law and order.[3] The announcement came shortly after Prime Minister Junejo's return from a state visit of China, South Korea, and the Philippines.[3] The President stated that the decision was driven by the legislators' inability to uphold law and order and to advance the establishment of an Islamic society.[3]
First cabinet
editFederal ministers
edit| Name | Portfolio | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Khan Junejo | Cabinet Secretariat, Culture & Tourism, Defence, Education, Food, Agriculture and Co-operatives, Health, Special Education & Social Welfare, Interior, Petroleum & Natural Resources, Religious Affairs and Minorities Affairs, Science and Technology, States & Frontier Regions, Kashmir Affairs & Northern Affairs, Railways | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Salim Saifullah Khan | Commerce, Petroleum & Natural Resources | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Mohyuddin Ahmedzai Baloch | Communications | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Mahbub ul Haq | Finance & Economic Affairs, Planning & Development | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Sahabzada Yaqub Khan | Foreign Affairs | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Yousaf Raza Gilani | Housing & Works | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Syed Zafar Ali Shah | Industries, Food, Agriculture & Cooperatives | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Hamid Nasir Chattha | Information & Broadcasting, Health, Special Education & Social Welfare | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Iqbal Ahmad Khan | Justice & Parliamentary Affairs | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Hanif Tayyab | Labour, Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Ghulam Muhammad Ahmad Khan Maneka | Local Government & Rural Development, Culture and Tourism | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Khaqan Abbasi | Production, Education | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Abdul Ghafoor Hoti | Railways | 10 April 1985 to 30 December 1985 |
| Zafarullah Khan Jamali | Water & Power | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Jamal Said Mian | Culture & Tourism | 21 May 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Yasin Wattoo | Education | 22 May 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid | Food, Agriculture and Cooperatives | 21 May 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Nur Hayat Noon | Health, Special Education & Social Welfare | 21 May 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Aslam Khattak | Interior | 21 May 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Syed Qasim Shah | States & Frontier Regions & Kashmir Affairs | 21 May 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
Ministers of state
edit| Name | Portfolio | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Haji Tareen | Food, Agriculture & Cooperatives | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Zain Noorani | Foreign Affairs | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Rai Mansab Ali Khan | Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Attiya Inayatullah | Population Welfare | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Islamuddin Shaikh | Production | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Maqbool Ahmed | Religious Affairs & Minorities Affairs | 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Shah Mohammad Khuro | Interior | 21 May 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
| Mohammad Asad Khan | Petroleum & Natural Resources | 5 August 1985 to 28 January 1986 |
Second cabinet
editAs part of a cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Junejo made some changes to his cabinet. The newly appointed ministers took office in January 1986.[4]
Federal ministers
edit| Name | Portfolio | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Khan Junejo | Cabinet Secretariat, Defence, Planning & Development | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Mohyuddin Ahmedzai Baloch | Commerce | 28 January 1986 to 29 October 1986 |
| Nur Hayat Noon | Communications | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Ghulam Muhammad Ahmed Khan Maneka | Culture & Tourism | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Malik Naseem Ahmed Aheer | Education | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Yasin Wattoo | Finance and Economic Affairs | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid | Food, Agriculture and Cooperatives | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Sahabzada Yaqub Khan | Foreign Affairs | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Shah Muhammad Khuro | Health, Special Education and Social Welfare | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Salim Saifullah Khan | Housing and Works | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Syed Zafar Ali Shah | Industries | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Shujaat Hussain | Information and Broadcasting | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Aslam Khattak | Interior | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Iqbal Ahmed Khan | Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Religious Affairs and Minorities Affairs | 28 January 1986 to 28 September 1986 |
| Maqsood Ahmed Khan Leghari | Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Anwar Aziz Chaudhry | Local Government & Rural Development | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Muhammad Hanif Tayyab | Petroleum & Natural Resources | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Khaqan Abbasi | Production | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Yousaf Raza Gilani | Railways | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Haji Tareen | Religious Affairs & Minorities Affairs, Science & Technology | 28 January 1986 to 28 August 1986 |
| Hamid Nasir Chattha | Science & Technology | 28 January 1986 to 31 May 1986 |
| Syed Qasim Shah | States & Frontier Regions & Kashmir Affairs | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Jamal Said Mian | Water & Power | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Mahbub ul Haq | Planning & Development | 12 February 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Wasim Sajjad | Justice & Parliamentary Affairs | 28 September 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
Ministers of state
edit| Name | Portfolio | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Tasneem Gardezi | Commerce | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Muhammad Ibrahim Baloch | Communications | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Mehran Bijarani | Culture and Tourism | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Nisar Ali Khan Baloch | Education | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Sartaj Aziz | Food, Agriculture & Cooperatives | 28 January 1986 to 28 September 1986 |
| Zain Noorani | Foreign Affairs | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Haji Muhammad Unis Elahi | Industries | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Rai Mansab Ali Khan | Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Mir Nawaz Khan Marwat | Justice & Parliamentary Affairs | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Islamuddin Shaikh | Production | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Nisar Mohammad Khan | Railways | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Maqbool Ahmed Khan | Religious Affairs and Minorities Affairs | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
| Begum Afsar Riza Qizilbash | Health, Special Education and Social Welfare | 28 January 1986 to 20 December 1986 |
Third cabinet
editAs part of a cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Junejo removed several ministers. The new ministers were sworn in during December 1986.[5]
Federal ministers
edit| Name | Portfolio | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Malik Nasim Ahmed Aheer | Education, Communications, Health, Special Education & Social Welfare, Culture & Tourism, Interior | 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 |
| Yasin Wattoo | Finance & Economic Affairs, Petroleum & Natural Resources | 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 |
| Muhammad Ibrahim Baluch | Food, Agriculture and Cooperatives, Labour, Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis | 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 |
| Sahabzada Yaqub Khan | Foreign Affairs | 22 December 1986 to 1 November 1987 |
| Hanif Tayyab | Housing & Works, Petroleum & Natural Resources | 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 |
| Shujaat Hussain | Industries, Production | 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 |
| Kazi Abdul Majid Abid | Information & Broadcasting, Water & Power | 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 |
| Aslam Khattak | Interior, Culture & Tourism, Communications, Railways | 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 |
| Wasim Sajjad | Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, Interior | 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 |
| Anwar Aziz Chaudhry | Local Government & Rural Development | 22 December 1986 to 2 June 1987 |
| Syed Qasim Shah | States & Frontier Regions and Kashmir Affairs, Religious Affairs & Minorities Affairs | 22 December 1987 to 29 May 1988 |
| Iqbal Ahmed Khan | Federal Minister Without Portfolio, Local Government & Rural Development | 22 December 1987 to 29 May 1988 |
| Mahbub ul Haq | Commerce, Planning & Development, Population Welfare | 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 |
| Shah Muhammad Khuro | Culture & Tourism, Labour, Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis | 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 |
| Muhammad Saifullah Khan | Religious Affairs & Minorities Affairs | 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 |
| Nisar Mohammad Khan | Culture & Tourism | 28 July 1987 to 29 May 1988 |
| Syed Sajjad Haider | Education, Health, Special Education & Social Welfare | 28 July 1987 to 29 May 1988 |
| Mohammad Bashir Khan | Production | 28 July 1987 to 29 May 1988 |
| Mian Ghulam Muhammad Ahmed Khan Maneka | Establishment Division, O & M Division | 15 May 1988 to 29 May 1988 |
| Malik Muhammad Naeem Khan | Health, Special Education & Social Welfare, Science and Technology | 15 May 1988 to 29 May 1988 |
| Kulsum Saifullah Khan | Population Welfare, O & M Division | 15 May 1988 to 29 May 1988 |
| Sardarzada Muhammad Ali Shah | Railways | 15 May 1988 to 29 May 1988 |
| Wazir Ahmad Jogezai | Water and Power | 15 May 1988 to 29 May 1988 |
Ministers of state
edit| Name | Portfolio | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Zain Noorani | Foreign Affairs (with Cabinet rank) | 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 |
| Sardar Ghulam Muhammad Khan Mahar | Health Division | 22 December 1986 to 29 December 1987 |
| Nisar Mohammad Khan | Railways | 22 December 1986 to 28 July 1987 |
| Begum Afsar Riza Qizilbash | Special Education and Social Welfare | 22 December 1986 to 29 May 1988 |
| Kulsum Saifullah Khan | Commerce | 29 March 1987 to 15 May 1988 |
| Fateh Muhammad Muhammad Hassni | Communications | 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 |
| Rana Naeem Mahmood Khan | Defence | 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 |
| Mian Muhammad Zaman | Industries | 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 |
| Raja Nadir Pervaiz | Interior | 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 |
| Abdul Sattar Laleka | Labour, Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis | 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 |
| Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan | Petroleum and Natural Resources | 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 |
| Mohammad Bashir Khan | Production | 29 March 1987 to 28 July 1987 |
| Malik Said Khan Mahsud | Water & Power | 29 March 1987 to 29 May 1988 |
| Syed Iftikhar Ali Bokhari | Finance and Economic Affairs | 15 May 1988 to 29 May 1988 |
| Tasneem Gardezi | Information and Broadcasting | 15 May 1988 to 29 May 1988 |
| Agha Atta Muhammad Khan | Railways | 15 May 1988 to 29 May 1988 |
Notes
edit- ^ All politicians were registered as independent and the National Assembly was solely composed of independents.
References
edit- ^ https://cabinet.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/Federal%20Cabinet%201947/12%20Muhammad%20Khan%20Junejo%2010Apr%2085%20to28%20Jan86.pdf
- ^ a b c d e Aziz, Shaikh (September 6, 2015). "A leaf from history: Junejo runs into the baboo brigade". DAWN.COM.
- ^ a b c "Major Shake-Up in Pakistan". May 30, 1988 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ https://cabinet.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/Federal%20Cabinet%201947/12a%20%20Muhammad%20Khan%20Junejo%2028%20Jan86%20to20%20Dec86.pdf
- ^ https://cabinet.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/Federal%20Cabinet%201947/12b%20%20Muhammad%20Khan%20Junejo%2022%20Dec86%20to%2029May%2088.pdf