Ministry of Defense (East Timor)

The Ministry of Defense (MD; Portuguese: Ministério da Defesa, Tetum: Ministériu Defeza) is the government department of East Timor accountable for the defence of the country and related matters.

Ministry of Defense
Headquarters of the Ministry
Headquarters of the Ministry
Ministry overview
Formed1975 (1975) / 2005
JurisdictionGovernment of East Timor
HeadquartersAvenida Presidente Nicolau Lobato [de], Bairro Pite [de], Dili
8°33′17″S 125°33′12″E / 8.55472°S 125.55333°E / -8.55472; 125.55333
Minister responsible
WebsiteMinistry of Defense
Agency IDMD

Functions

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The Ministry is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of policy for the areas of national defense and military cooperation.[1]

Minister

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The incumbent Minister of Defense is Pedro Klamar Fuik [de].[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 10 January 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ Sousa, Nelson de (1 July 2023). "PR Horta sei akompaña serbisu IX Governu" [President Horta will accompany the work of the IX Government] (in Tetum). Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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