Second Nawaz Sharif government

Second Nawaz Sharif Government

36th Cabinet of Pakistan
Date formed1997
Date dissolved1999
People and organisations
Head of stateRafiq Tarar
Head of governmentNawaz Sharif
Member partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
Status in legislatureMajority (2/3 Maj.)
Opposition partyPakistan Peoples Party
Opposition leaderBenazir Bhutto
History
Incoming formationKhalid caretaker government
PredecessorSecond Benazir Bhutto government
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The Second Nawaz Sharif government began on 3 February 1997, when Nawaz Sharif was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and ended without completing its mandated term on 12 October 1999.[1] Sharif, a conservative politician who presided the Pakistan Muslim League from Punjab, took the office following a decisive victory in the primary elections held in 1997 over the Pakistan Peoples Party– a left-leaning political party.[2] The second administration of Sharif ended with the precedence of Musharraf administration in 1999 when the military took over the control of the federal government and imposed martial law for the 4th time in the country’s history.

Government

Legislature

Main article: List of members of the 11th National Assembly of Pakistan

The government tenured over the 11th National Assembly of Pakistan which had its members elected in the 1997 Pakistani general election. The National Assembly was composed of an overwhelming majority support to the Nawaz Sharif government, while the Peoples Party opposition led by Benazir Bhutto formed a weak minority opposition of only 18 seats compared to the PML-N’s 135. Elahi Bux Soomro was elected the 16th Speaker of the National Assembly as a candidate for the ruling PML-N.

Judicial

The Chief Justice of Pakistan from December 1997 to 1999 would be Ajmal Mian, a jurist and judge.

Cabinet

Federal Ministers

State Ministers

  • Asghar Ali Shah
  • Syed Ahmed Mehmud
  • Muhammad Siddique Khan Kanju
  • Haleem Ahmed Siddiqui
  • Tahmina Daultana

Reforms and Policies

Further information: Nawaz Sharif § Second term as prime minister (1997–1999)

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2018-02-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ SoP, Story of Pakistan. "Nawaz Sharif becomes Prime Minister". www.storyofpakistan.com. Nazaria-e-Pakistan Trust. Retrieved 2 August 2020.


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