ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday administered the oath of office to Shaukat Fayaz Ahmed Tarin who would be holding the portfolio of Minister for Finance.
The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr here.
After the oath, the president also extended felicitation to the newly-sworn in member of the federal cabinet.
Shaukat Tarin, who was earlier serving as Finance Advisor, was elected as senator last week in the by-election for a general seat of the Senate from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The seat was vacated after the resignation of PTI’s Ayub Afridi.