# Minister of Defence (Libya)

The Minister of Defence of Libya (Arabic: وزير الدفاع, romanized: wazir aldifae) is the politically appointed head of the Libyan ministry of defence and is responsible for the Libyan Armed Forces.

## List of ministers
### Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969)

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Term | Term | Government | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Government | Ref. |
| 1 | | Ali Jerbi (1903–1969) | 24 December 1951 | 18 February 1954 | 2 years, 56 days | al-Muntasir | |
| 2 | | Khalil Al-Qalal | 18 February 1954 | 30 October 1956 | 2 years, 255 days | Sakizli (1954) Ben Halim (1954-1956) | - |
| 3 | | Abdul Qadir al-Allam (1919–2003) | 30 October 1956 | 26 May 1957 | 3 years, 97 days | Ben Halim | |
| 4 | | As-Siddig al-Mutassir (1912–1979) | 26 May 1957 | 24 April 1958 | 333 days | Ben Halim |

### Libyan Arab Republic (1969–1977)

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Term | Term | Government | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Government | Ref. |
| 1 | | Adam al-Hawaz (1939–1984/1988?) | 8 September 1969 | 7 December 1969 | 2 months | Maghribi |

### Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Term | Term | Government | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Government | Ref. |
| 1 | | Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr (1940–2011) | 16 January 1970 | 20 October 2011 † | 41 years, 9 months | Gaddafi (1970-1972) Jalloud (1972-1977) General People's Committee (1977-2011) | |

### National Transitional Council (2011–2012)

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Term | Term | Government | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Government | Ref. |
| 1 | | Omar El-Hariri (1944–2015) | 23 March 2011 | 19 May 2011 | 57 days | – | |
| 2 | | Jalal al-Digheily | 19 May 2011 | 22 November 2011 | 187 days | – | [5][6] [7][8] |
| 3 | | Osama al-Juwaili (born 1961) | 22 November 2011 | 14 November 2012 | 358 days | El-Keib | |

### General National Congress (2012–2016)

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Term | Term | Government | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Government | Ref. |
| 1 | | Mohammed Mahmoud Al Barghathi | 12 November 2012 | 27 June 2013 | 227 days | Zeidan | |
| 2 | | Abdullah al-Thani (born 1954) | 5 August 2013 | 8 April 2014 | 246 days | Zeidan | - |

### Government of National Accord (2016–2021)

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Term | Term | Government | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Government | Ref. |
| 1 | | Al-Mahdi Al-Barghathi (1968–2023) | 5 January 2016 | 29 July 2018 | 2 years, 244 days | National Accord | [10][11] [12] |
| 2 | | Fayez al-Sarraj (born 1960) | 6 September 2018 | 28 August 2020 | 1 year, 357 days | National Accord | - |
| 3 | | Salah Eddine al-Namrush (born 1975) | 28 August 2020 | 15 March 2021 | 199 days | National Accord | |

### Government of National Unity (2021–present)

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Term | Term | Government | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Government | Ref. |
| 1 | | Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (born 1958) | 15 March 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 273 days | National Unity | |