The National Disaster Management Authority (, 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.Profile and mission of National Disaster Management Authority , Retrieved 29 June 2017
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 National Disaster Management Ordinance, 20062006 Document on ndma.gov.pk website , Retrieved 29 June 2017National disaster management system in Pakistan, 2010 Document on ndma.gov.pk website , Published 17 March 2010, Retrieved 29 June 2017 National Disaster Management Act, 2010
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:
To act as the implementing, coordinating and monitoring body for disaster management; To prepare the National Plan to be approved and implement, coordinate and monitor the implementation of the National policy; 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; To coordinate response in the event of any threatening disaster situation or disaster
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.Profile of General Omar Mahmood Hayat, Chairman of NDMA in 2019 on ndma.gov.pk website , Retrieved 2 June 2025
Chairman Term start Term endSources Lt Gen Farooq Ahmed Khan 2006 2010 Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed 2010 2011 Dr Zafar Iqbal 2011 2013 Maj Gen Saeed Aleem 2013 2015 Maj Gen Asghar Nawaz 2015 2017 Lt Gen Omar Mehmood Hayat 2017 2019 Lt Gen Muhammad Afzal20192020 Lt Gen Akhtar Nawaz Satti2020October 2022Lt Gen Inam Haider MalikOctober 2022till-date
National Institute of Disaster Management
See also Federal Flood Commission Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority National Disaster Management Act, 2010 National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) Provincial authorities
Provincial Disaster Management Authority (Balochistan) Provincial Disaster Management Authority (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Provincial Disaster Management Authority (Punjab) Provincial Disaster Management Authority (Sindh) State Disaster Management Authority (Azad Kashmir) Gilgit Baltistan Disaster Management Authority
References
External links NDMA official site National Disaster Management Commission