The Defence Minister of Armenia () is the head of the country's

Ministry of Defence {{unsourced, date=February 2021 A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is an often-used name for the part of a government responsible for matters of defence, found in states ...

, who is charged with the political leadership of the

Armed Forces of Armenia The Armed Forces of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի զինված ուժեր, Hayastani zinvats uzher), sometimes referred to as the Armenian Army ( hy, Հայկական Բանակ, Haykakan Banak), is the national military of Armenia. It consist ...

. The position was originally created in 1918 and was re-established in January 1992 following Armenia's independence from the USSR, and is currently headed by

Suren Papikyan Suren Rafiki Papikyan (; born 26 April 1986) is an Armenian politician currently serving as the Minister of Defense of Armenia. He formerly served as minister of territorial administration and infrastructure and briefy as deputy prime minister. ...

. From 1993 to 1995, there was a concurrent position called the State Minister for Defence held by

Vazgen Sargsyan Vazgen Zaveni Sargsyan ( hy, Վազգեն Զավենի Սարգսյան, ; 5 March 1959 – 27 October 1999) was an Armenian military commander and politician. He was the first Defence Minister of Armenia from 1991 to 1992 and then from 1 ...

List of ministers

First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)

Armenian SSR (1920–1991)

Third Armenian Republic (1991–present)

References

Government ministries of Armenia

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Defence ministers of Armenia {{authority control

List of ministers

First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)

Armenian SSR (1920–1991)

Third Armenian Republic (1991–present)

See also

References