Ministry of Defense (East Timor)

Coordinates: 8°33′17″S 125°33′12″E / 8.55472°S 125.55333°E / -8.55472; 125.55333
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Ministry of Defense
Coat of Arms of East Timor
Headquarters of the Ministry
Headquarters of the Ministry
Ministry overview
Formed1975 (1975) / 2005
JurisdictionGovernment of East Timor
HeadquartersAvenida Presidente Nicolau Lobato [de], Bairro Pite [de], Dili
8°33′17″S 125°33′12″E / 8.55472°S 125.55333°E / -8.55472; 125.55333
Minister responsible
WebsiteMinistry of Defense
Agency IDMD

The Ministry of Defense (MD; Portuguese: Ministério da Defesa, Tetum: Ministériu Defeza) is the government department of East Timor accountable for the defence of the country and related matters.

Functions[edit]

The Ministry is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of policy for the areas of national defense and military cooperation.[1]

Minister[edit]

The incumbent Minister of Defense is Pedro Klamar Fuik [de].[2][3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 10 January 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ Sousa, Nelson de (1 July 2023). "PR Horta sei akompaña serbisu IX Governu" [President Horta will accompany the work of the IX Government] (in Tetum). Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

External links[edit]

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