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List of current defence ministers

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This is a list of current defence ministers of the 193 United Nations member states, Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine.

Defence ministers of sovereign countries with limited recognition are included in a separate table.

States recognised by the United Nations

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State List Defence minister Political affiliation Assumed office
 Afghanistan List Mullah Yaqoob (acting) Taliban 7 September 2021
 Albania List Niko Peleshi Socialist Party of Albania 31 December 2020
 Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune (also President) National Liberation Front 19 December 2019
 Andorra
 Angola João Ernesto dos Santos Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola 2020
 Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne[1] (also Prime Minister) Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party
 Argentina List Luis Petri Radical Civic Union 10 December 2023
 Armenia List Suren Papikyan Civil Contract 15 November 2021
 Australia List Richard Marles Labor Party of Australia 1 June 2022
 Austria List Klaudia Tanner Austrian People's Party 7 January 2020
 Azerbaijan List Colonel General Zakir Hasanov New Azerbaijan Party 22 October 2013
 Bahamas
 Bahrain Major-General Abdullah bin Hassan Al-Nuaimi 4 December 2018
 Bangladesh (Vacant) 5 August 2024[2]
 Barbados Mia Mottley Barbados Labour Party 26 May 2018
 Belarus List Viktor Khrenin Independent 20 January 2020
 Belgium List Ludivine Dedonder Socialist Party 1 October 2020
 Belize Florencio Marin, Jr. United Democratic Party 13 November 2020
 Benin Alain Nouatin Independent 25 May 2021
 Bhutan
 Bolivia Edmundo Novillo Movement for Socialism 9 November 2020
 Bosnia and Herzegovina List Zukan Helez Social Democratic Party 25 January 2023
 Botswana List Shaw Kgathi Botswana Democratic Party 31 October 2014
 Brazil List José Múcio Brasilian Labour Party 1 January 2023
 Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah (also Sultan) 7 September 1986
 Bulgaria List Atanas Zapryanov Independent 9 April 2024
 Burkina Faso Kassoum Coulibaly People's Movement for Progress 30 September 2022
 Burundi Alain Tribert Mutabazi June 2020
 Cambodia List General Tea Seiha Cambodian People's Party 22 August 2023
 Cameroon Joseph Beti Assomo Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 2 October 2015
 Canada List Bill Blair Liberal Party of Canada 26 July 2023
 Cape Verde Luís Filipe Tavares 22 April 2016
 Central African Republic Minister of the National Defense, Veterans, War Victims and Restructuring of the Army Claude Rameaux Bireau 2022
 Chad Daoud Tchari
 Chile List Maya Fernández Socialist Party of Chile 11 March 2022
 China List Dong Jun Chinese Communist Party 29 December 2023
 Colombia List Iván Velásquez Gómez Independent 7 August 2022
 Comoros
 Republic of the Congo Charles Mondjo 25 September 2012
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Alexandre Luba Ntambo 28 April 2012
 Costa Rica[nb 1] Michael Soto Rojas 9 May 2018
 Ivory Coast Patrick Achi (acting) Rally of the Republicans 8 March 2021
 Croatia List Ivan Anušić
 Cuba List Corps General Álvaro López Miera Communist Party of Cuba 15 April 2021
 Cyprus List Vasilis Palmas 10 January 2023
 Czech Republic List Jana Černochová Civic Democratic Party 17 December 2021
 Denmark List Troels Lund Poulsen Venstre 22 August 2023
 Djibouti Hassan Darar Houffaneh
 Dominica
 Dominican Republic Luciano Díaz Morfa 16 August 2020
 East Timor List Pedro Klamar Fuik [de] Independent 1 July 2023
 Ecuador Luis Hernández Peñaherrera 18 October 2021
 Egypt List Lieutenant General Mohamed Ahmed Zaki Independent 14 June 2018
 El Salvador List René Merino Monroy Independent 1 June 2019
 Equatorial Guinea Victoriano Bibang Nsue Okomo
 Eritrea Filipos Woldeyohannes 2014
 Estonia List Hanno Pevkur Estonian Reform Party 18 July 2022
 Ethiopia Abraham Belay Prosperity Party 6 October 2021
 Fiji Pio Tikoduadua NFP 24 December 2022
 Finland List Antti Häkkänen National Coalition Party 20 June 2023
 France List Sébastien Lecornu La République En Marche! 20 May 2022
 Gabon Ernest Mpouho Epigat
The Gambia Gambia Sheikh Omar Faye Independent 22 August 2019
 Georgia List Juansher Burchuladze Georgian Dream 22 February 2021
 Germany List Boris Pistorius Social Democratic Party of Germany 19 January 2023
 Ghana List Dominic Nitiwul New Patriotic Party February 2012
 Greece List Nikos Dendias 27 June 2023
 Grenada Dickon Mitchell (also Prime Minister) National Democratic Congress 24 June 2022
 Guatemala List Henry Saenz Ramos
 Guinea Aboubacar Sidiki Camara 20 August 2022
 Guinea-Bissau Sandji Fati
 Guyana [clarification needed]
 Haiti Minister of Defense Jean W.Dorneval
 Holy See
 Honduras José Manuel Zelaya Rosales [es]
 Hungary List Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky Independent 24 May 2022
 Iceland[nb 2] List Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir Independce 28 November 2021
 India List Rajnath Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 31 May 2019
 Indonesia List General (Honorary) Prabowo Subianto

Gerindra

23 October 2019
 Iran List Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani 25 August 2021
 Iraq Thabet Al Abassi 27 October 2022
 Ireland List Micheál Martin (also Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs) Fine Gael 27 June 2020
 Israel List Yoav Gallant Likud 29 December 2022
 Italy List Guido Crosetto Brothers of Italy 22 October 2022
 Jamaica
 Japan List Gen Nakatani Liberal Democratic Party 1 October 2024
 Jordan Bisher Al-Khasawneh[3] 12 October 2020
 Kazakhstan List Ruslan Jaqsylyqov 19 January 2022
 Kenya Aden Duale 31 October 2022
 Kiribati
 North Korea List General Kang Sun-nam Workers' Party of Korea 1 January 2023
 South Korea List Shin Won-sik People Power Party 7 October 2023
 Kuwait List Fahad Yusuf Al-Sabah 17 January 2024
 Kyrgyzstan List Lieutenant General Baktybek Bekbolotov 6 September 2021
 Laos Chansamone Chanyalath Lao People's Revolutionary Party 20 April 2016
 Latvia List Andris Sprūds The Progressives 15 September 2023
 Lebanon List Maurice Sleem Independent 10 September 2021
 Lesotho Minister of Defence and National Security Sam Matekane Revolution for Prosperity November 2023
 Liberia Minister of National Defense Rt. Gen. Geraldine Janet George
Libya Libya List Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (also Prime Minister) Independent 15 March 2021
 Liechtenstein
 Lithuania List Arvydas Anušauskas Homeland Union 11 December 2020
 Luxembourg List Yuriko Backes Democratic Party 17 November 2023
 Madagascar Josoa Rakotoarijaona
 Malawi Harry Mkandawire Malawi Congress Party 31 January 2023
 Malaysia List Mohamed Khaled Nordin Barisan Nasional (United Malays National Organisation) 12 December 2023
 Maldives Minister of Defence Mohamed Ghasson Maumoon Maldivian Democratic Party 17 November 2023
 Mali Sadio Camara 11 June 2021
 Malta Byron Camilleri Labor Party 15 January 2020
 Marshall Islands
 Mauritania Hanena Ould Sidi 7 August 2019
 Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth (also Prime Minister) Militant Socialist Movement
 Mexico List Luis Cresencio Sandoval 1 December 2018
 Micronesia
 Moldova List Anatolie Nosatîi Independent 6 August 2021
 Monaco
 Mongolia List Brigadier General Gürsediin Saikhanbayar Mongolian People's Party 8 July 2020
 Montenegro Filip Adzic Social Democratic Party of Montenegro October 2022
 Morocco Abdellatif Loudiyi 2 December 2010
 Mozambique Minister of National Defence Cristóvão Artur Chume FRELIMO November 2021
 Myanmar Admiral Tin Aung San 3 August 2023[4]
 Namibia List Frans Kapofi SWAPO 22 April 2021
 Nauru
   Nepal List Purna Bahadur Khadka Nepali Congress 31 March 2023
 Netherlands List Ruben Brekelmans People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 2 July 2024
 New Zealand Judith Collins National Party of New Zealand 27 November 2023
 Nicaragua Rosa Adelina Barahona Castro Sandinista National Liberation Front 19 August 2019
 Niger Minister of National Defense Salifou Modi
 Nigeria List Mohammed Badaru Abubakar 21 August 2023
 North Macedonia List Slavjanka Petrovska Social Democratic Union of Macedonia 16 January 2022
 Norway List Bjørn Arild Gram Centre Party (Norway) 14 October 2021
 Oman Shihab bin Tariq 19 August 2020
 Pakistan List Khawaja Muhammad Asif Pakistan Muslim League (N) 19 April 2022
 Palau
 Palestine[5]
 Panama
 Papua New Guinea Minister for Defence Solan Mirisim[6] Pangu Party 12 December 2020
 Paraguay Bernardino Soto 15 August 2018
 Peru List Jorge Chávez Independent 21 December 2022
 Philippines List Gilbert Teodoro People's Reform Party 5 June 2023
 Poland List Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz Polish People's Party 13 December 2023
 Portugal List Nuno Melo CDS – People's Party (Democratic Alliance) 2 April 2024
 Qatar Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah 27 January 2016
 Romania List Angel Tîlvăr Social Democratic Party 30 October 2022
 Russia List Andrey Belousov Independent 14 May 2024
 Rwanda Juvenal Marizamunda Rwandan Patriotic Front 6 June 2023
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Saint Lucia Hermangild Francis
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 San Marino
 São Tomé and Príncipe Óscar Sousa 3 December 2018
 Saudi Arabia List Khalid Bin Salman 27 September 2022
 Senegal Minister of Armed Forces Sidiki Kaba
 Serbia List Milos Vucevic Serbian Progressive Party 26 October 2022
 Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan (also President) Linyon Demokratik Seselwa 26 October 2020
 Sierra Leone Major Alfred Paolo Conteh All People's Congress 26 October 2007
 Singapore List Dr. Ng Eng Hen People's Action Party 21 May 2011
 Slovakia Robert Kalinak Direction – Social Democracy 25 October 2023
 Slovenia Marjan Šarec Freedom Movement 1 June 2022
 Solomon Islands Christopher Laore Independent 22 October 2012
 Somalia List Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur UPD 25 August 2022
 South Africa List Angie Motshekga African National Congress 30 June 2024
 South Sudan Kuol Manyang Juuk[clarification needed] Sudan People's Liberation Movement-Juba
 Spain List Margarita Robles Independent 7 June 2018
 Sri Lanka List Ranil Wickremesinghe (also President) United National Party 15 July 2022
 Sudan Yassin Ibrahim Yassin 2 June 2020
 Suriname Krishna Mathoera Progressive Reform Party 16 July 2020
 Swaziland
 Sweden List Pål Jonson Moderate Party 18 October 2022
  Switzerland List Viola Amherd Christian Democratic People's Party 1 January 2019
 Syria List Lieutenant general Ali Mahmoud Abbas Ba'ath Party 28 April 2022
 Tajikistan List Colonel General Sherali Mirzo 20 November 2013
 Tanzania Stergomena Tax 1 September 2023
 Thailand List Phumtham Wechayachai Pheu Thai Party 3 September 2024
 Togo Essozimna Marguerite Gnakade Union for the Republic 1 October 2020
 Trinidad and Tobago Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds
 Tunisia List Imed Memmich Independent 11 October 2021
 Turkey List General Yaşar Güler Independent 4 June 2023
 Turkmenistan List Lieutenant General Begench Gundogdyev Democratic Party of Turkmenistan 14 June 2018
 Tuvalu
 Uganda Vincent Ssempijja June 2021
 Ukraine List Rustem Umerov Holos 6 September 2023
 United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 9 December 1971
 United Kingdom List John Healey Labour Party 5 July 2024
 United States List Lloyd Austin Independent 22 January 2021
 Uruguay Javier García Duchini National Party 1 March 2020
 Uzbekistan List Lieutenant General Bakhodir Kurbanov 4 September 2017
 Vanuatu
 Venezuela Gen. Vladimir Padrino López United Socialist Party of Venezuela 24 October 2014
 Vietnam List General Phan Văn Giang Communist Party of Vietnam 8 April 2021
 Yemen Mohsen Mohammed Al-Daeri 28 July 2022
 Zambia Ambrose Lufuma United Party for National Development 2021
 Zimbabwe Oppah Muchinguri Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front 7 September 2018

Notes

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  1. ^ Ministry of Public Security is in charge of maintaining public order, organizing police forces, preventing crime and, if necessary, defense of national sovereignty Ministry of Public Security Functions
  2. ^ Ministry for Foreign Affairs is the central authority for defence National Security of Iceland

States with limited recognition, non-UN member states

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State List Defence minister Party Assumed office
 Abkhazia (Republic of Abkhazia) Vladimir Anua
 Kosovo (Republic of Kosovo) Ejup Maqedonci 22 March 2021
 Northern Cyprus (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)
 Sahrawi Republic (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) Mohamed Lamine El Bouhali
 Somaliland (Republic of Somaliland) Dr Rooble Abdi Elmi March 2024
 South Ossetia (Republic of South Ossetia–the State of Alania) Inal Sabanov
 Taiwan (Republic of China) List Wellington Koo DPP 20 May 2024
 Transnistria (Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic) Oleg Obruchkov

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Government of Antigua and Barbuda". ab.gov.ag. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ^ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina doubled as Minister of Defense, but her government collapsed on 5 August 2024, due to July Revolution.
  3. ^ "October 2020". rulers.org. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Myanmar Junta Leader Reshuffles Cabinet Days After Extending Emergency Rule". The Irrawaddy. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  5. ^ The Palestinian Authority renamed itself the State of Palestine on 6 January 2013 (a move not recognized by Israel). Do not confuse with the "State of Palestine" proclaimed on 15 November 1988 by the Palestinian National Council (PNC) in Algiers which remains a putative state, de facto ineffective despite partial international recognition.
  6. ^ "December 2020". rulers.org. Retrieved 13 July 2021.