Abbasi ministry | |
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cabinet of Pakistan |
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2017 | |
Date formed | 4 August 2017 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Mamnoon Hussain |
Head of government | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
Member party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Status in legislature | Majority |
Opposition party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
Opposition leader | Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah |
History | |
Legislature term(s) | 14th Parliament of Pakistan |
Predecessor | Third Sharif ministry |
The Abbasi ministry was formed by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on 4 August 2017 to begin a new government following the resignation of Nawaz Sharif from the post of Prime Minister of Pakistan. The ministry, a Pakistan Muslim League (N) majority government, succeeded the third Sharif ministry, which was formed following the 2013 general election and had dissolved in the July 2017 after Nawaz Sharif was disqualification by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to hold the office of Prime Minister.