# List of current defence ministers

This is a list of current defence ministers of the 193 United Nations member states, Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine.
Defence ministers of sovereign countries with limited recognition are included in a separate table.

## States recognised by the United Nations

| State | List | Defence minister | Political affiliation | Assumed office |
| Afghanistan | List | Mullah Yaqoob (acting) | Taliban | 7 September 2021 |
| Albania | List | Niko Peleshi | Socialist Party of Albania | 31 December 2020 |
| Algeria | | Abdelmadjid Tebboune (also President) | National Liberation Front | 19 December 2019 |
| Andorra | — | — | — | — |
| Angola | | João Ernesto dos Santos | Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola | 2020 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | | Gaston Browne (also Prime Minister) | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | |
| Argentina | List | Luis Petri | Radical Civic Union | 10 December 2023 |
| Armenia | List | Suren Papikyan | Civil Contract | 15 November 2021 |
| Australia | List | Richard Marles | Labor Party of Australia | 1 June 2022 |
| Austria | List | Klaudia Tanner | Austrian People's Party | 7 January 2020 |
| Azerbaijan | List | Colonel General Zakir Hasanov | New Azerbaijan Party | 22 October 2013 |
| Bahamas | — | — | — | — |
| Bahrain | | Major-General Abdullah bin Hassan Al-Nuaimi | | 4 December 2018 |
| Bangladesh | | (Vacant) | | 5 August 2024 |
| Barbados | | Mia Mottley | Barbados Labour Party | 26 May 2018 |
| Belarus | List | Viktor Khrenin | Independent | 20 January 2020 |
| Belgium | List | Ludivine Dedonder | Socialist Party | 1 October 2020 |
| Belize | | Florencio Marin, Jr. | United Democratic Party | 13 November 2020 |
| Benin | | Alain Nouatin | Independent | 25 May 2021 |
| Bhutan | — | — | — | — |
| Bolivia | | Edmundo Novillo | Movement for Socialism | 9 November 2020 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | List | Zukan Helez | Social Democratic Party | 25 January 2023 |
| Botswana | List | Shaw Kgathi | Botswana Democratic Party | 31 October 2014 |
| Brazil | List | José Múcio | Democratic Renewal Party | 1 January 2023 |
| Brunei | | Hassanal Bolkiah (also Sultan) | | 7 September 1986 |
| Bulgaria | List | Atanas Zapryanov | Independent | 9 April 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | | Kassoum Coulibaly | People's Movement for Progress | 30 September 2022 |
| Burundi | | Alain Tribert Mutabazi | | June 2020 |
| Cambodia | List | General Tea Seiha | Cambodian People's Party | 22 August 2023 |
| Cameroon | | Joseph Beti Assomo | Cameroon People's Democratic Movement | 2 October 2015 |
| Canada | List | Bill Blair | Liberal Party of Canada | 26 July 2023 |
| Cape Verde | | Luís Filipe Tavares | | 22 April 2016 |
| Central African Republic | Minister of the National Defense, Veterans, War Victims and Restructuring of the Army | Claude Rameaux Bireau | | 2022 |
| Chad | | Daoud Tchari | |
| Chile | List | Maya Fernández | Socialist Party of Chile | 11 March 2022 |
| China | List | Dong Jun | Chinese Communist Party | 29 December 2023 |
| Colombia | List | Iván Velásquez Gómez | Independent | 7 August 2022 |
| Comoros | | — | — |
| Republic of the Congo | | Charles Mondjo | | 25 September 2012 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | | Alexandre Luba Ntambo | | 28 April 2012 |
| Costa Rica | | Michael Soto Rojas | | 9 May 2018 |
| Ivory Coast | | Patrick Achi (acting) | Rally of the Republicans | 8 March 2021 |
| Croatia | List | Ivan Anušić | | |
| Cuba | List | Corps General Álvaro López Miera | Communist Party of Cuba | 15 April 2021 |
| Cyprus | List | Vasilis Palmas | | 10 January 2023 |
| Czech Republic | List | Jana Černochová | Civic Democratic Party | 17 December 2021 |
| Denmark | List | Troels Lund Poulsen | Venstre | 22 August 2023 |
| Djibouti | | Hassan Darar Houffaneh | |
| Dominica | | — | — |
| Dominican Republic | | Luciano Díaz Morfa | | 16 August 2020 |
| East Timor | List | Pedro Klamar Fuik [de] | Independent | 1 July 2023 |
| Ecuador | | Luis Hernández Peñaherrera | | 18 October 2021 |
| Egypt | List | Lieutenant General Mohamed Ahmed Zaki | Independent | 14 June 2018 |
| El Salvador | List | René Merino Monroy | Independent | 1 June 2019 |
| Equatorial Guinea | | Victoriano Bibang Nsue Okomo | |
| Eritrea | | Filipos Woldeyohannes | | 2014 |
| Estonia | List | Hanno Pevkur | Estonian Reform Party | 18 July 2022 |
| Ethiopia | | Abraham Belay | Prosperity Party | 6 October 2021 |
| Fiji | | Pio Tikoduadua | NFP | 24 December 2022 |
| Finland | List | Antti Häkkänen | National Coalition Party | 20 June 2023 |
| France | List | Sébastien Lecornu | La République En Marche! | 20 May 2022 |
| Gabon | | Ernest Mpouho Epigat | |
| Gambia | | Sheikh Omar Faye | Independent | 22 August 2019 |
| Georgia | List | Juansher Burchuladze | Georgian Dream | 22 February 2021 |
| Germany | List | Boris Pistorius | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 19 January 2023 |
| Ghana | List | Dominic Nitiwul | New Patriotic Party | February 2012 |
| Greece | List | Nikos Dendias | | 27 June 2023 |
| Grenada | | Dickon Mitchell (also Prime Minister) | National Democratic Congress | 24 June 2022 |
| Guatemala | List | Henry Saenz Ramos | | |
| Guinea | | Aboubacar Sidiki Camara | | 20 August 2022 |
| Guinea-Bissau | | Sandji Fati | |
| Guyana | | — | — |
| Haiti | Minister of Defense | Jean W.Dorneval | | |
| Holy See | | | | |
| Honduras | | José Manuel Zelaya Rosales [es] | | |
| Hungary | List | Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky | Independent | 24 May 2022 |
| Iceland | List | Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir | Independce | 28 November 2021 |
| India | List | Rajnath Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 31 May 2019 |
| Indonesia | List | General (Honorary) Prabowo Subianto | Gerindra | 23 October 2019 |
| Iran | List | Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh | | 21 August 2024 |
| Iraq | | Thabet Al Abassi | | 27 October 2022 |
| Ireland | List | Micheál Martin (also Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs) | Fine Gael | 27 June 2020 |
| Israel | List | Yoav Gallant | Likud | 29 December 2022 |
| Italy | List | Guido Crosetto | Brothers of Italy | 22 October 2022 |
| Jamaica | | — | — |
| Japan | List | Gen Nakatani | Liberal Democratic Party | 1 October 2024 |
| Jordan | | Bisher Al-Khasawneh | | 12 October 2020 |
| Kazakhstan | List | Ruslan Jaqsylyqov | | 19 January 2022 |
| Kenya | | Aden Duale | | 31 October 2022 |
| Kiribati | | — | — |
| North Korea | List | General Kang Sun-nam | Workers' Party of Korea | 1 January 2023 |
| South Korea | List | Shin Won-sik | People Power Party | 7 October 2023 |
| Kuwait | List | Fahad Yusuf Al-Sabah | | 17 January 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | List | Lieutenant General Baktybek Bekbolotov | | 6 September 2021 |
| Laos | | Chansamone Chanyalath | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | 20 April 2016 |
| Latvia | List | Andris Sprūds | The Progressives | 15 September 2023 |
| Lebanon | List | Maurice Sleem | Independent | 10 September 2021 |
| Lesotho | Minister of Defence and National Security | Sam Matekane | Revolution for Prosperity | November 2023 |
| Liberia | Minister of National Defense | Rt. Gen. Geraldine Janet George | | |
| Libya | List | Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (also Prime Minister) | Independent | 15 March 2021 |
| Liechtenstein | | — | — |
| Lithuania | List | Arvydas Anušauskas | Homeland Union | 11 December 2020 |
| Luxembourg | List | Yuriko Backes | Democratic Party | 17 November 2023 |
| Madagascar | | Josoa Rakotoarijaona | |
| Malawi | | Harry Mkandawire | Malawi Congress Party | 31 January 2023 |
| Malaysia | List | Mohamed Khaled Nordin | Barisan Nasional (United Malays National Organisation) | 12 December 2023 |
| Maldives | Minister of Defence | Mohamed Ghasson Maumoon | Maldivian Democratic Party | 17 November 2023 |
| Mali | | Sadio Camara | | 11 June 2021 |
| Malta | | Byron Camilleri | Labor Party | 15 January 2020 |
| Marshall Islands | | — | — |
| Mauritania | | Hanena Ould Sidi | | 7 August 2019 |
| Mauritius | | Pravind Jugnauth (also Prime Minister) | Militant Socialist Movement |
| Mexico | List | Luis Cresencio Sandoval | | 1 December 2018 |
| Micronesia | | — | — |
| Moldova | List | Anatolie Nosatîi | Independent | 6 August 2021 |
| Monaco | | — | — |
| Mongolia | List | Brigadier General Gürsediin Saikhanbayar | Mongolian People's Party | 8 July 2020 |
| Montenegro | | Filip Adzic | Social Democratic Party of Montenegro | October 2022 |
| Morocco | | Abdellatif Loudiyi | | 2 December 2010 |
| Mozambique | Minister of National Defence | Cristóvão Artur Chume | FRELIMO | November 2021 |
| Myanmar | | Admiral Tin Aung San | | 3 August 2023 |
| Namibia | List | Frans Kapofi | SWAPO | 22 April 2021 |
| Nauru | | — | — |
| Nepal | List | Manbir Rai | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | 15 July 2024 |
| Netherlands | List | Ruben Brekelmans | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 2 July 2024 |
| New Zealand | | Judith Collins | National Party of New Zealand | 27 November 2023 |
| Nicaragua | | Rosa Adelina Barahona Castro | Sandinista National Liberation Front | 19 August 2019 |
| Niger | Minister of National Defense | Salifou Modi | | |
| Nigeria | List | Mohammed Badaru Abubakar | | 21 August 2023 |
| North Macedonia | List | Slavjanka Petrovska | Social Democratic Union of Macedonia | 16 January 2022 |
| Norway | List | Bjørn Arild Gram | Centre Party (Norway) | 14 October 2021 |
| Oman | | Shihab bin Tariq | | 19 August 2020 |
| Pakistan | List | Khawaja Muhammad Asif | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 19 April 2022 |
| Palau | | — | — |
| Palestine | | | | |
| Panama | | — | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Minister for Defence | Solan Mirisim | Pangu Party | 12 December 2020 |
| Paraguay | | Bernardino Soto | | 15 August 2018 |
| Peru | List | Jorge Chávez | Independent | 21 December 2022 |
| Philippines | List | Gilbert Teodoro | People's Reform Party | 5 June 2023 |
| Poland | List | Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz | Polish People's Party | 13 December 2023 |
| Portugal | List | Nuno Melo | CDS – People's Party (Democratic Alliance) | 2 April 2024 |
| Qatar | | Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah | | 27 January 2016 |
| Romania | List | Angel Tîlvăr | Social Democratic Party | 30 October 2022 |
| Russia | List | Andrey Belousov | Independent | 14 May 2024 |
| Rwanda | | Juvenal Marizamunda | Rwandan Patriotic Front | 6 June 2023 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | | — | — |
| Saint Lucia | | Hermangild Francis | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | | — | — |
| San Marino | | — | — |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | | Óscar Sousa | 3 December 2018 |
| Saudi Arabia | List | Khalid Bin Salman | | 27 September 2022 |
| Senegal | Minister of Armed Forces | Sidiki Kaba | |
| Serbia | List | Milos Vucevic | Serbian Progressive Party | 26 October 2022 |
| Seychelles | | Wavel Ramkalawan (also President) | Linyon Demokratik Seselwa | 26 October 2020 |
| Sierra Leone | | Major Alfred Paolo Conteh | All People's Congress | 26 October 2007 |
| Singapore | List | Dr. Ng Eng Hen | People's Action Party | 21 May 2011 |
| Slovakia | | Robert Kalinak | Direction – Social Democracy | 25 October 2023 |
| Slovenia | | Marjan Šarec | Freedom Movement | 1 June 2022 |
| Solomon Islands | | Christopher Laore | Independent | 22 October 2012 |
| Somalia | List | Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur | UPD | 25 August 2022 |
| South Africa | List | Angie Motshekga | African National Congress | 30 June 2024 |
| South Sudan | | Kuol Manyang Juuk | Sudan People's Liberation Movement-Juba |
| Spain | List | Margarita Robles | Independent | 7 June 2018 |
| Sri Lanka | List | Ranil Wickremesinghe (also President) | United National Party | 15 July 2022 |
| Sudan | | Yassin Ibrahim Yassin | | 2 June 2020 |
| Suriname | | Krishna Mathoera | Progressive Reform Party | 16 July 2020 |
| Swaziland | | — | — |
| Sweden | List | Pål Jonson | Moderate Party | 18 October 2022 |
| Switzerland | List | Viola Amherd | Christian Democratic People's Party | 1 January 2019 |
| Syria | List | Lieutenant general Ali Mahmoud Abbas | Ba'ath Party | 28 April 2022 |
| Tajikistan | List | Colonel General Sherali Mirzo | | 20 November 2013 |
| Tanzania | | Stergomena Tax | | 1 September 2023 |
| Thailand | List | Phumtham Wechayachai | Pheu Thai Party | 3 September 2024 |
| Togo | | Essozimna Marguerite Gnakade | Union for the Republic | 1 October 2020 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Minister of National Security | Fitzgerald Hinds | | |
| Tunisia | List | Imed Memmich | Independent | 11 October 2021 |
| Turkey | List | General Yaşar Güler | Independent | 4 June 2023 |
| Turkmenistan | List | Lieutenant General Begench Gundogdyev | Democratic Party of Turkmenistan | 14 June 2018 |
| Tuvalu | | — | — |
| Uganda | | Vincent Ssempijja | | June 2021 |
| Ukraine | List | Rustem Umerov | Holos | 6 September 2023 |
| United Arab Emirates | | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | | 9 December 1971 |
| United Kingdom | List | John Healey | Labour Party | 5 July 2024 |
| United States | List | Pete Hegseth | Republican | 25 January 2025 |
| Uruguay | | Javier García Duchini | National Party | 1 March 2020 |
| Uzbekistan | List | Lieutenant General Bakhodir Kurbanov | | 4 September 2017 |
| Vanuatu | | — | — |
| Venezuela | | Gen. Vladimir Padrino López | United Socialist Party of Venezuela | 24 October 2014 |
| Vietnam | List | General Phan Văn Giang | Communist Party of Vietnam | 8 April 2021 |
| Yemen | | Mohsen Mohammed Al-Daeri | | 28 July 2022 |
| Zambia | | Ambrose Lufuma | United Party for National Development | 2021 |
| Zimbabwe | | Oppah Muchinguri | Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front | 7 September 2018 |