The Ministry of National Defence ( ar, وزارة الدفاع الوطني) is a government ministry office of the

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, responsible for coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the Tunisian Armed Forces. The current minister is Imed Memmich since 2021.

List of ministers

This is a list of

defence minister A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

s of Tunisia. *1956–1957:

Habib Bourguiba Habib Bourguiba (; ar, الحبيب بورقيبة, al-Ḥabīb Būrqībah; 3 August 19036 April 2000) was a Tunisian lawyer, nationalist leader and statesman who led the country from 1956 to 1957 as the prime minister of the Kingdom of T ...

*1957–1966: Bahi Ladgham *1966–1968:

Ahmed Mestiri Ahmed Mestiri (2 July 1925 – 23 May 2021) was a Tunisian politician who served as Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position th ...

*1968: Bahi Ladgham *1968–1969:

Mohammed Mzali Mohammed Mzali ( ar, محمد مزالي, 23 December 1925 – 23 June 2010) was a Tunisian politician who served as Prime Minister between 1980 and 1986. Early life Mzali was born in Monastir, Tunisia on 23 December 1925. His family has ancest ...

*1969–1970:

Beji Caid Essebsi Beji Caid Essebsi (or es-Sebsi; ar, الباجي قائد السبسي, translit=Muhammad al-Bājī Qā’id as-Sibsī, ; 29 November 1926 – 25 July 2019) was a Tunisian politician who served as the 6th president of Tunisia from 31 December 20 ...

*1970–1971:

Hassib Ben Ammar Hassib Ben Ammar ( ar, حسيب بن عمار) (11 April 1924 – 15 December 2008) was a leading Tunisian politician and journalist/editor. He was a powerful campaigner for human rights. Life Politician As a young man he participated actively ...

*1971–1972:

Béchir M'hedhbi Béchir is a village in the commune of Tamtert, in El Ouata District, Béchar Province, Algeria. The village lies on the Oued Saoura northwest of Tamtert and southeast of Béni Abbès Béni Abbès ( ar, بني عباس), also known as the ...

*1972–1974:

Abdallah Farhat Abdullah Farhat (14 August 1914 – 1985) was a Tunisian politician.Bourguiba.net

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*1974–1976: Hédi Khefacha *1976–1979:

Abdallah Farhat Abdullah Farhat (14 August 1914 – 1985) was a Tunisian politician.Bourguiba.net

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*1979–1980:

Rachid Sfar Rachid Sfar ( ar, رشيد صفر; born September 11, 1933), is the former Prime Minister of Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, was born in Mahdia, the ancient Fatimite capital of Tunisia. He is the son of the Destourian leader Tahar Sfar, an ...

*1980–1988: Slaheddine Baly *1988–1991:

Abdallah Kallel Abdallah Kallel () (born 7 December 1943, Sfax) is a Tunisian politician. He was the Presidential system, President of the Chamber of Advisors from 16 August 2005 until 25 January 2011. Biography Coming from a modest family of five (his fath ...

*1991:

Habib Boularès Habib Boularès ( ar, الحبيب بولعراس) (29 July 1933 – 18 April 2014) was a Tunisian diplomat and politician. Biography He first entered the cabinet in 1970 as Minister of Culture and Information, serving in that post until 1971. ...

*1991–1996:

Abdelaziz Ben Dhia Abdelaziz Ben Dhia (19 December 1936, Moknine – 23 February 2015) served as the Tunisian Special Adviser to the President and Spokesman of the Republic under former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. In the aftermath of the 2010–2011 Tunisian ...

*1996–1997:

*1997–1999:

Habib Ben Yahia Habib Ben Yahia (born 30 July 1938 in Tunis) is a Tunisian politician. Career From 1991 he served his first term as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia until January 1997 when he became defense minister. He served in that position until he ...

*1999–2001:

Mohamed Jegham Mohamed Jegham ( aeb, محمد جغام), (born August 8, 1943 in Hammam Sousse), is a Tunisian politician and businessman. Biography Youth Mohamed Jegham's father died when he was two and mother died when he was an adult.Dali Jazi Dali Jazi (Arabic: الدالي الجازي / ALA-LC: ''ad-Dālī al-Jāzī''; December 7, 1942 – March 9, 2007) was a Tunisian politician, jurist, and political scientist. He studied at Panthéon-Assas University. He served variously as ...

*2004–2005: Hédi M'henni *2005–2010: Kamel Morjane *2010–2011:

Ridha Grira Ridha Grira ( ar, رضا قريرة; born 21 August 1955) is a Tunisian politician. Biography Academic background Grira obtained his baccalaureate from lycée de garçons in Sousse, in June 1974. He then attended Lycée Louis-le-Grand, follo ...

*2011–2013:

Abdelkarim Zbidi Abdelkrim Zbidi (born 25 June 1950 in Rejiche) is a Tunisian politician. Biography He holds a doctorate of medicine from the University Claude Bernard of Lyon, a master's degree in human physiology and functional exploitations, a master's deg ...

*2013–2014:

Rachid Sabbagh Rachid Sabbagh (Arabic: رشيد الصباغ) is an independent Tunisian politician who joined the Ali Laarayedh cabinet in 2013 as defense minister A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a min ...

*2014–2015:

Ghazi Jeribi Ghazi Jeribi (born 5 December 1955) is a Tunisian politician. He served as Minister of Defence in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa. He also served as Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Prime Minister Youssef Chahed Youssef Chahed ...

*2015–2017: Farhat Horchani *2017–2019:

*2019–2020: Mohamed Karim El Jamoussi (interim) *2020–2021: Imed Hazgui *2021: Brahim Bartagi *2021:

Imed Memmich Imed Memmich (Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Mic ...

External links

Official Website of the Tunisian Ministry of Defence
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Politicians A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

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