Ministry of Defence (Tunisia)

Ministry of National Defence

وزارة الدفاع الوطني
Agency overview
Formed	1957
Jurisdiction	Government of Tunisia
Headquarters	Tunis, Tunisia
Agency executive	Imed Memmich, Minister of National Defence
Website	www.defense.tn

The Ministry of National Defence (Arabic: وزارة الدفاع الوطني) is a government ministry office of the Republic of Tunisia, responsible for coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the Tunisian Armed Forces. From 2021 to 2024, the Minister of National Defence has been Imed Memmich. The Minister is now Khaled Al-Suhaily.

List of ministers

This is a list of defence ministers of Tunisia.

• 1956–1957: Habib Bourguiba
• 1957–1966: Bahi Ladgham
• 1966–1968: Ahmed Mestiri
• 1968: Bahi Ladgham
• 1968–1969: Mohammed Mzali
• 1969–1970: Beji Caid Essebsi
• 1970–1971: Hassib Ben Ammar
• 1971–1972: Béchir M'hedhbi
• 1972–1974: Abdallah Farhat
• 1974–1976: Hédi Khefacha
• 1976–1979: Abdallah Farhat
• 1979–1980: Rachid Sfar
• 1980–1988: Slaheddine Baly
• 1988–1991: Abdallah Kallel
• 1991: Habib Boularès
• 1991–1996: Abdelaziz Ben Dhia
• 1996–1997: Abdallah Kallel
• 1997–1999: Habib Ben Yahia
• 1999–2001: Mohamed Jegham
• 2001–2004: Dali Jazi
• 2004–2005: Hédi M'henni
• 2005–2010: Kamel Morjane
• 2010–2011: Ridha Grira
• 2011–2013: Abdelkarim Zbidi
• 2013–2014: Rachid Sabbagh
• 2014–2015: Ghazi Jeribi
• 2015–2017: Farhat Horchani
• 2017–2019: Abdelkarim Zbidi
• 2019–2020: Mohamed Karim El Jamoussi (interim)
• 2020–2021: Imed Hazgui
• 2021: Brahim Bartagi
• 2021–2024: Imed Memmich
• 202?: Khaled Al-Suhaily

External links

• Official Website of the Tunisian Ministry of Defence