ISLAMABAD – Miftah Ismail, the prime minister’s adviser on finance, was appointed as a federal minister for finance, revenue and economic affairs, hours before the presentation of the last budget by Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz.
President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath to Ismail on Friday during a ceremony at the Presidency in presence of cabinet members, party workers and senior officials.
Ismail will be presenting Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’ sixth in the National Assembly where the opposition parties, including Pakistan Tehreeke–Insaf would be staging a protest.
In December last year, the federal government had appointed Ismail as the adviser to the prime minister on finance, revenue and economic affairs after Senator Ishaq Dar had to let go owing to his medical treatment in London.
Ismail, a political economist, holds a PhD from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and this is the first time he would be presenting the budget.
