Ministry of National Defense (Lebanon)

The Ministry of National Defense (Arabic: وزارة الدفاع الوطني‎ Wizārat al-Difāʾ al-Waṭanī) is Lebanon's service section for the Lebanese Armed Forces. The Ministry is located in Yarzeh, Baabda District, Mount Lebanon.[1] The building which is considered the biggest Ministry building in Lebanon was designed by the French architect André Wogenscky in 1968.[2] The ministry building also houses the Lebanese Military Museum.

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Ministry of National Defense
وزارة الدفاع الوطني
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JurisdictionGovernment of Lebanon
HeadquartersYarze, Baabda, Mount Lebanon
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Ministers
  • September 25, 1943 – January 9, 1945, Prince Majid Arslan
  • January 9, 1945 – August 22, 1945, Abed al-Hamid Karami
  • August 22, 1945 – May 22, 1946, Ahmed al-Asaad
  • May 22, 1946 – February 14, 1951, Prince Majid Arslan
  • February 14, 1951 – June 7, 1951, Hussein el Awaeyne
  • June 7, 1951 – February 2, 1952, Rashid Baydoun
  • February 2, 1952 – September 9, 1952, Prince Majid Arslan
  • September 9, 1952 – September 14, 1952, Nazem Aakare
  • September 14, 1952 – September 18, 1952, Saeb Salam
  • September 18, 1952 – September 30, 1952, Fuad Chehab
  • September 30, 1952 – April 30, 1953, Khaled Chehab
  • April 30, 1953 – August 16, 1953, Saeb Salam
  • August 16, 1953 – March 1, 1954, Abdallah El-Yafi
  • March 1, 1954 – November 18, 1956, Prince Majid Arslan
  • November 18, 1956 – March 1, 1957, Fuad Chehab
  • March 1, 1957 – August 18, 1957, Sami as-Solh
  • August 18, 1957 – March 14, 1958, Prince Majid Arslan
  • March 14, 1958 – May 22, 1958, Rashid Baydoun
  • May 22, 1958 – September 24, 1958, Sami as-Solh
  • September 24, 1958 – May 14, 1960, Rashid Karami
  • May 14, 1960 – August 1, 1960, *August 1, 1960 - May 20, 1961, Prince Majid Arslan
  • May 20, 1961 – October 31, 1961, Saeb Salam
  • October 31, 1961 – February 20, 1964, Prince Majid Arslan
  • February 20, 1964 – November 18, 1964, Hussein el-Awaeyne
  • November 18, 1964 – July 25, 1965, Rashid Karami
  • July 25, 1965 – April 9, 1966, *April 9, 1966 - December 6, 1966, *December 6, 1966 - February 8, 1968, Badre al-Maaouche
  • February 8, 1968 – July 5, 1968, Abdallah El-Yafi
  • July 5, 1968 – October 12, 1968, Rashid Baydoun
  • October 12, 1968 – October 20, 1968, Prince Majid Arslan
  • October 20, 1968 – January 15, 1969, Hussein el-Awaeyne
  • January 15, 1969 – October 13, 1970, Prince Majid Arslan
  • October 13, 1970 – October 13, 1970, Edward Souma
  • October 13, 1970 – May 27, 1972, Elias Saba
  • May 27, 1972 – April 25, 1973, Prince Majid Arslan
  • April 25, 1973 – July 8, 1973, Fouad Ghosn
  • July 8, 1973 – October 31, 1974, Nasre al-Maalouf
  • October 31, 1974 – May 23, 1975, Joseph Skaff
  • May 23, 1975 – July 1, 1975, *July 1, 1975 – September 15, 1976, Rashid Karami
  • September 15, 1976 – December 9, 1976, Camille Chamoun
  • December 9, 1976 – December 20, 1978, *December 20, 1978 - July 16, 1979, Victor Khoury
  • July 16, 1979 – July 10, 1982, Joseph Skaff
  • July 10, 1982 – April 30, 1984, Issam Khoury
  • April 30, 1984 – September 22, 1988, Adil Osseiran
  • September 22, 1988 – November 25, 1989, Michel Aoun
  • November 25, 1989 – December 24, 1990, Michel Murr
  • December 24, 1990 – October 31, 1992, Michel Murr
  • October 31, 1992 – December 4, 1998, Mohsen Dalloul
  • December 4, 1998 – October 26, 2000, Ghazi Zaiter
  • October 26, 2000 – April 17, 2003, Khalil Hrawi
  • April 17, 2003 – October 26, 2004, Mahmoud Hammoud
  • October 26, 2004 – April 19, 2005, Abdul Rahim Mourad
  • April 19, 2005 – June 13, 2011, Elias Murr
  • June 13, 2011 – February 14, 2014 Fayez Ghosn
  • February 14, 2014 – December 18, 2016 Samir Moqbel
  • December 18, 2016 – February 3, 2019 Yacoub Sarraf
  • February 3, 2019 – January 21, 2020 Elias Bou Saab
  • January 21, 2020 – incumbent Zeina Akar[3]

References
  1. "Address." [sic] Ministry of National Defense. Retrieved on 3 March 2013. "Ministry of Defense Lebanese Armed Forces Yarzeh, Lebanon" - Arabic Archived 2013-03-02 at the Wayback Machine: "وزارة الدفاع الوطني الجيش اللبناني اليرزة، لبنان" - French Archived 2013-01-17 at the Wayback Machine: "Ministère de la Défense Nationale l’Armée Libanaise Yarzé, Liban"
  2. Postiglione, Gennaro (2004). One Hundred Houses. Taschen. ISBN 978-3-8228-6312-1.
  3. "Profile: Lebanon's new cabinet members, including the Arab world's first-ever female defence chief". alaraby.co.uk. 22 January 2020.
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