Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved a 20-member federal cabinet, which will be sworn-in on Monday, a spokesman for the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said.

The cabinet comprises 15 federal ministers and five advisers, PTI spokesman Fawad Chaudhry shared on Twitter.

Let's take a look at the 15 cabinet ministers:

Farogh Naseem

Mohammad Farogh Naseem will serve as the Minister of Law and Justice.


Born on June 26, 1967, Mohammad Farogh Naseem made history after becoming the youngest lawyer to become Advocate General of Sindh.

Affiliated with Muttahida Qaumi Movement, he is serving senator.

He is also the legal counsel of former president Pervez Musharraf in a treason case.
Pervez Khattak

Pervez Khattak will serve as the Minister of Defence.


Born on January 1, 1950, Khattak has served as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from May 31, 2013, to June 6, 2018.

Khattak, who was born in Manki Sharif village of Nowshera, has also served as irrigation minister and industries and labour minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa previously.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf loyalist attained his education from the prestigious Aitchison College, Lahore.

Interestingly, he has also worked as a political worker of Pakistan Peoples Party.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi


Shah Mehmood Qureshi will serve as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.


Born on June 22, 1956, Qureshi has served as the vice-chairperson of the Imran-led PTI since December 2011.

Throughout his political career, he has served in different capacities. He was a part of the Punjab Assembly for nine years from 1985 to 1993 and even been a part of Punjab cabinet.

From 1993 to 1996, he served as a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs.
Asad Umar

PTI's Asad Umar will serve as the Minister of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Ministry.


Born in Rawalpindi in 1961, Umar is the youngest among seven siblings.

The former CEO of Engro Polymer and Chemicals completed his MBA from Institute of Business Administration Karachi in 1984.

He was awarded with Sitara-i-Imtiaz for his service to the public in 2009.

Umar is the younger brother of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's Mohammad Zubair, who served as the 32nd Governor of Sindh.
Shiekh Rashid Ahmed

The chief of Awami Muslim League will serve as the Minister for Railways.


Born on November 6, 1950, in Rawalpindi, Rashid has served as a member of the federal cabinet in different positions from 1992 to 1997.

He was appointed Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting from 2002 to 2006 and then as Federal Minister for Railways from 2006 to 2007.

Rashid studied at Rawalpindi Polytechnic College and later at Gordon College. After this, he attained a degree in law from the University of Lahore.

He was first elected to the Pakistani National Assembly in 1985 and has been re-elected a record six times.
Zubaida Jalal


Zubaida Jalal will serve as the Minister of Defence Production.


Jalal, who belongs to the Balochistan Awami Party, created history after becoming the only women candidate for National Assembly from Balochistan.

Jalal has previously served as the federal education minister in then prime minister Shaukat Aziz’s cabinet.

She was honoured with the Pride of Performance Award for Education for her services in 1993.