Minister of Defense (Saudi Arabia)

Department of Defense
Agency overview

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The Minister of Defense (Arabic:وزارة الدفاع) initially called as Defence; reporting name: MoD), is a Cabinet-level ministry in Saudi Arabia tasked with coordinating and supervising all major government agencies and federal departments of the government relating directly to National security and the Saudi Defense Forces.

Former name

It was named the minister of defense and aviation (Arabic:وزارة الدفاع والطيران) which was originally founded on 10 November 1943.^[1] But after the death of Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on 22 October 2011, the Saudi government decided to change its name to the ministry of defense after the appointment of former governor of Riyadh Salman bin Abdulaziz to the post. Prince Salman became the king of Saudi Arabia on 23 January 2015 and Prince Mohammad was appointed defense minister.^[2]

Ministers

Mansour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (10 November 1943 - 2 may 1951)
Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (12 may 1951 - 1953)
Fahad bin Saud Al Saud (1957 - 1960)
Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud (1960 - 1963)
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1963 – 22 October 2011)
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (5 November 2011 - 23 January 2015)
Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud (23 January 2015 - present)

References

↑ "Royal Saudi Land Forces History". Global Security. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
↑ Ian Black (23 January 2015). "Saudi Arabia’s new king promises continuity after death of Abdullah". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

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