By NNN-APP
Islamabad : The federal cabinet of the new government comprising 24 ministers took oath of their offices on Monday.
President Pervez Musharraf administered oath to the cabinet at a ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
The ceremony was also attended by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, Chairman Senate Muhammadmian Soomro, and civil and military officials.
Among 24 ministers of the newly sworn-in cabinet, Pakistan Peoples Party and Muslim League (Nawaz) make the major and almost equal share of the roll, with 11 and nine ministers respectively.
Apart from these 20 ministries, two have been allocated to members of Awami National Party, while one minister each belongs to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazal) and FATA.
The province-wise breakup of ministers that include 21 MNAs and three Senators is: Punjab 13, Sindh 04, NWFP 04, Balochistan 02 and FATA 01.
The ministers from PPPP are Ch Ahmed Mukhtar, Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Sherry Rehman, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah, Farooq H Naik, Nazar Muhammad Gondal, Hamayun Aziz Kurd, Syed Naveed Qamar, Najmuddin Khan and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf.
Nine ministers belonging to PML(N) are Ch Nisar Ali Khan, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Tehmina Daultana, Ahsan Iqbal, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Khwaja Muhammad Asif, Sardar Mahtab Ahmed Khan, Khwaja Saad Rafique and Rana Tanveer Hussain.
The ministers from ANP are Nawabzada Khwaja Muhammad Khan Hoti and Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour.
Hameedullah Jan Afridi belongs to FATA while Haji Rehmatullah Kakar represents JUI(F).