The defence minister of Armenia () is the head of the country's

Ministry of Defence A ministry of defence or defense (see American and British English spelling differences#-ce.2C -se, spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and Mi ...

, who is charged with the political leadership of the

Armed Forces of Armenia The Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia (, abbreviated ՀՀ ԶՈՒ, ''HH ZU''), sometimes referred to as the Armenian Army (), is the national military of Armenia. It consists of personnel branches under the General Staff of the Armenian Arme ...

. 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 briefly 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 (, ; 5 March 1959 – 27 October 1999) was an Armenians, Armenian military commander and politician. He was the first Defence Minister of Armenia from 1991 to 1992 and then from 1995 to 1999. He served as Armenia's ...

List of ministers

First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)

Armenian SSR (1920–1991)

Third Armenian Republic (1991–present)

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Defence Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indust ...

Ministers of defence of Armenia {{authority control

List of ministers

First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)

Armenian SSR (1920–1991)

Third Armenian Republic (1991–present)

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