The Ministry of Defence of Eritrea is a Eritrean government agency responsible for the public finance policies of
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
. It is responsible for maintaining the
Eritrean Defence Forces. The ministry is located in
Asmara
Asmara ( ), or Asmera, is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region. It sits at an elevation of , making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude and the second highest capital in Africa. The ...
.
Authority
It is responsible for the overseeing of the transfer of national service soldiers to the regular army as well as assign members of the national service.
Ministers of Defence
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Petros Solomon
Petros Solomon (born 1951; also known as Wed'Solomon, Son of Solomon) is an Eritrean politician. He was an Eritrean People's Liberation Front commander during the Eritrean War of Independence, and following independence he served in several posit ...
(1993-1994)
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Mesfin Hagos (1994-1995)
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Sebhat Ephrem
Sebhat Ephrem (Tigrinya: ስብሓት ኤፍረም; born 1951 in Bardae, Eritrea) is the Minister of Energy and Mines for Eritrea, a former Minister of Defence and former Eritrean People's Liberation Front commander during the Eritrean War of In ...
(1995–2013)
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Filipos Woldeyohannes
Filipos Woldeyohannes is an Eritrean general who has served as Chief of Staff of the Eritrean Defence Forces since March 2014. He was appointed after his predecessor died in early March 2014.
Military career
Woldeyohannes served as a commander ...
(since 2014)
See also
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Eritrean Defence Forces
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Government of Eritrea
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Cabinet of Ministers of Eritrea
The Eritrean Cabinet of Ministers is headed by the President of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki.
Legal basis
In principle, the National Assembly of Eritrea approves all candidates for the Cabinet. , the National Assembly was considered to be effectively ...
References
External links
* {{url, http://www.anbelblli.com/, Official website
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
Government of Eritrea
1993 establishments in Eritrea
Military of Eritrea