The Kuwait Ministry of Defence ( ar, وزارة الدفاع الكويتية) is one of
the governmental bodies of
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
. Its minister in charge is a member of the
Cabinet of Kuwait. The current caretaker Minister of Defense is
Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, having assumed the role of while Defense Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Sabah is on leave,.
Minister
On 1 July 1961, when the ministry was not of birth yet during
Operation Vantage; the Kuwait Army was the de facto command leadership of the available armed forces since establishment and acted as official minister advising the
Emir of Kuwait
The Emir of the State of Kuwait is the monarch and head of state of Kuwait, the country's most powerful office. The emirs of Kuwait are members of the Al Sabah dynasty.
Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah became the emir of Kuwait on 30 Sep ...
on course of action. The
Kuwait Army redesignated in 1953 was founded 13 years before the enacting of the
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
ministry, mainly by
Field Marshal Sheikh Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah (youngest son of
Mubarak Al-Sabah) in 1949.
List of ministers of defense and deputy prime ministers (1962–present)
The ministry has been headed by the following people since its inception in 1962:
General functions
The major function of the ministry is to implement the government's defence policy and to govern all branches of the Kuwait Armed Forces.
It is also responsible for the production, transfer, use, storage, and coordination of
mines; and for
mine clearance
Demining or mine clearance is the process of removing land mines from an area. In military operations, the object is to rapidly clear a path through a minefield, and this is often done with devices such as mine plows and blast waves. By contr ...
.
[
The ministry publishes a monthly magazine called ''Homat Al Watan''.]
References
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1962 establishments in Kuwait
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
Defense
Kuwait, Defense
Military of Kuwait