National Disaster Management Authority (Pakistan)

Pakistan National Disaster Management Authority
NDMA
‏‎مقتدرہ قومی‎ آفات انتظامی پاکستان
Agency overview
Formed17 August 2007; 19 years ago (2007-08-17)
JurisdictionConstitution of Pakistan
Headquarters
Agency executive
  • Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik, Chairman NDMA
Parent department
Prime Minister's Office (Pakistan)
Child agency
Websitewww.ndma.gov.pk

The National Disaster Management Authority (Urdu: ‏‎مقتدرہ قومی‎ آفات انتظامی پاکستان, abbreviated as NDMA) is an autonomous and constitutionally established federal authority in Pakistan mandated to deal with the whole spectrum of disasters and their management in the country.

The NDMA formulates and enforces national disaster policies at federal and provisional levels and collaborates closely with various government ministries, military forces, and United Nations-based organizations to jointly coordinate efforts to conduct its disaster management, search and rescue, and wide range of humanitarian operations in the country and abroad. The NDMA aims to develop sustainable operational capacity and professional competence to undertake its humanitarian operations at its full capacity.

Legislative history

Operational scope and constitutional definition

The functions and duties are defined and set by the Constitution of Pakistan in Article 239I in Chapter 1. The commission is charged with the following duties:

  1. To act as the implementing, coordinating and monitoring body for disaster management;
  2. To prepare the National Plan to be approved and implement, coordinate and monitor the implementation of the National policy;
  3. To provide necessary technical assistance to the Provincial Governments and the Provincial Authorities for preparing their disaster management plans in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the National Commission;
  4. To coordinate response in the event of any threatening disaster situation or disaster

The President may, except when the [Senate or] National Assembly is in session, if satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action, make and promulgate an Ordinance, as the circumstances may require.

— Article 81(1): Ordinances; Part-III, Chapter:2 The Parliament, source: The Constitution of Pakistan

Chairman

Codified under the Article 89(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan, the institution is chaired by the appointed chairman, either civilian or military officer, and directly reports to the Prime Minister of Pakistan as its chief operations coordinator. As of present, the institution is currently chaired by Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik of Pakistan Army as its appointed chairman.

ChairmanTerm startTerm end Sources
Lt Gen Farooq Ahmed Khan20062010
Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed20102011
Dr Zafar Iqbal20112013
Maj Gen Saeed Aleem20132015
Maj Gen Asghar Nawaz20152017
Lt Gen Omar Mehmood Hayat20172019
Lt Gen Muhammad Afzal20192020
Lt Gen Akhtar Nawaz Satti2020October 2022
Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik October 2022 till-date

National Institute of Disaster Management

See also

Provincial authorities

References

  1. 1 2 "NDMA receives relief items from WHO following heavy rains". The Express Tribune newspaper. Associated Press of Pakistan. 2 September 2020. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 Profile and mission of National Disaster Management Authority Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 29 June 2017
  3. ↑ 2006 Document on ndma.gov.pk website Archived 2017-06-23 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 29 June 2017
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 National disaster management system in Pakistan, 2010 Document on ndma.gov.pk website Archived 2017-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, Published 17 March 2010, Retrieved 29 June 2017
  5. ↑ "Chapter 2: Parliament, Constitution of Pakistan ONLINE". pakistani.org website. Archived from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. 1 2 Profile of General Omar Mahmood Hayat, Chairman of NDMA in 2019 on ndma.gov.pk website Archived 2017-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 2 June 2025