paragraph_text: 1930: Baird installs a television at 10 Downing Street, London, the British Prime Minister's residence. On July 14, Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and his family use it to watch the first ever television drama, The Man with the Flower in His Mouth.

paragraph_text: The first defence minister of independent India was Baldev Singh, who served in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet during 1947 -- 52. Nirmala Sitharaman, the current defence minister of India is the second woman since Indira Gandhi to hold this major post.

paragraph_text: The ministry is headed by a cabinet minister. The current Minister of Defence, since 6 June 2016, is Adolf Mwesige. He is deputised by the Minister of State, currently Colonel Charles Engola Okello.

paragraph_text: Pavel Sergeyevich Grachev (; 1 January 1948 – 23 September 2012), sometimes transliterated as Grachov, was a Russian Army General and the Defence Minister of the Russian Federation from 1992 to 1996; in 1988 he was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union gold star. As Defence Minister, Grachev gained notoriety because of his military incompetence displayed during the First Chechen War and the persistent allegations of involvement in enormous corruption scandals.

paragraph_text: The house, formerly called Libertas, was designed by Architect Gerard Moerdijk in a traditional Cape Dutch style and completed in 1940 as the official residence for the Prime Minister of South Africa in the Bryntirion suburb of Pretoria. It is surrounded by impressive gardens. Through the years, slight changes were made on the building. After the post of Prime Minister was abolished in 1984, it became the presidential residence.

paragraph_text: Vilmos Rőder (11 January 1881 – 13 December 1969) was a Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence between 1936 and 1938. He fought in the First World War as Chief of Army Staff of Army Corps. He was the triggering of the army development between 1930 and 1934, but he had a conflict with Prime Minister Gyula Gömbös in connection with these plans, that's why he retired. Later the new Prime Minister Kálmán Darányi appointed him as Minister of Defence. He participated in the planning of the Program of Győr. Rőder resigned along with the other members of the cabinet in 1938. Following this he joined to the group of István Bethlen, which opposed entering World War II.

paragraph_text: Colonel General Nguyễn Huy Hiệu (born 1947) is an officer of the Vietnam People's Army and current Deputy Minister of Defence of Vietnam. Enlisted in 1965, Nguyễn Huy Hiệu fought in various battlefields during Vietnam War, especially the Battle of Quảng Trị where he was appointed commander of battalion at the age of 23. Nguyễn Huy Hiệu began to hold the position of Deputy Minister of Defence in 1994.

paragraph_text: Minister of Defence of Sri Lanka Incumbent Maithripala Sirisena since 12th January 2015 Ministry of Defence Inaugural holder Don Stephen Senanayake Formation 24 September 1947 Deputy Ruwan Wijewardene Website www.defence.lk

paragraph_text: Winston Churchill, on forming his government in 1940, created the office of Minister of Defence to exercise ministerial control over the Chiefs of Staff Committee and to co-ordinate defence matters. The post was held by the Prime Minister of the day until Clement Attlee's government introduced the Ministry of Defence Act of 1946. The new ministry was headed by a Minister of Defence who possessed a seat in the Cabinet. The three existing service Ministers—the Secretary of State for War, the First Lord of the Admiralty, and the Secretary of State for Air—remained in direct operational control of their respective services, but ceased to attend Cabinet.

paragraph_text: Cabinet of Malawi: June 2014 -- Present Portrait Portfolio Incumbent Term began President Minister of Defence Commander - in - chief of the Armed and Police forces H.E. Peter Mutharika 31 May 2014 -- Vice President Minister for Civil Service Rt. Hon. Saulos Chilima 31 May 2014 -- Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Hon. Allan Chiyembekeza MP 19 June 2014 -- Minister of Education, Science and Technology Hon. Emmanuel Fabiano MP 19 June 2014 -- Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Hon. Goodall Gondwe 06 June 2014 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation Hon. George Chaponda MP 19 June 2014 -- Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Hon. Patricia Kaliati MP 23 June 2014 -- Minister of Health Hon. Peter Kumpalume MP 19 June 2014 -- Minister of Home Affairs Hon. Paul Chibingu MP 23 June 2014 -- Minister of Information, Tourism and Civic Education Hon. Kondwani Nankhumwa MP 19 June 2014 -- Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Hon. Samuel Tembenu 19 June 2014 -- Minister of Labour Hon. Henry Mussa MP 19 June 2014 -- Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Hon. Bright Msaka 23 June 2014 -- Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hon. Trasizio Gowelo MP 23 June 2014 -- Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Hon. Atupele Muluzi MP 23 June 2014 -- Minister of Trade and Industry Hon. Joseph Mwanamveka MP 23 June 2014 -- Minister of Transport and Public works Hon. Francis Kasaila MP 19 June 2014 -- Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Hon. Grace Chiumia MP 19 June 2014 -- Deputy Ministers Deputy Minister of Defence Hon. Jappie Mhango MP 23 June 2014 -- Deputy Minister of Education Science and Technology Hon. Vincent Ghambi MP 23 June 2014 --

paragraph_text: Felix Dias Bandaranaike (Sinhala:ෆෙලික්ස් ඩයස් බණඩාරනායක) (5 November 1930 – 26 June 1985) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Cabinet Minister of Finance, Parliamentary Secretary for the Prime Minister and Defence and External Affairs ("de facto" foreign minister) (1960–1965) and Cabinet Minister of Justice (1970–77) in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mrs.Sirimavo Bandaranaike. He was a very popular person about the anti-corruption campaign and also known as the ""virtual leader of the state"" during the SLFP governments after the death of Prime minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike. He was very active in defeating two major coups against the government, one is 1962 attempted military coup and JVP's 1971 JVP Insurrection.

paragraph_text: Senior officials in the Ministry of Defence hide Name Designation Sanjay Mitra, IAS Defence Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar, IAS Secretary (Defence Production) Sanjeevanee Kutty, IAS Secretary (Ex-servicemen Welfare) Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy Secretary (Defence Research and Development) and chairman, DRDO Madhulika P. Sukul, IDAS Financial Adviser (Defence Services) Apurva Chandra, IAS Director General (Acquisition) and Additional Secretary Subhash Chandra, IAS Additional Secretary Jiwesh Nandan, IAS Additional Secretary (JN) Barun Mitra, IAS Additional Secretary (Defence Production) Mala Dutt, IES Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser (Acquisition) Major General V.D. Vogra Director General (Resettlement) Major General Ashok Kumar Managing Director, Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme Major General H.S. Shanbhag Technical Manager (Land Systems) Rear Admiral R. Sreenivas Technical Manager (Maritime and Systems) Air Vice Marshal Vishwas Gaur, VM Technical Manager (Air) Vacant Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister

paragraph_text: A courageous commander with the title "Samara Paraśurāma" ("lit", "Battle-Rama wielding an ax"), he found time to pursue his literary interests as well and became a renowned writer in Kannada and Sanskrit. He wrote an important and existing prose piece called the "Chavundaraya Purana", also known as "Trishasthi Lakshana Purana", in Kannada (978) and the "Cāritrasāra" in Sanskrit. He patronised the famous Kannada grammarians Gunavarma and Nagavarma I and the poet Ranna whose writing "Parusharama Charite" may have been a eulogy of his patron. Because of his many lasting contributions, Chavundaraya is an important figure in the history of medieval Karnataka.

paragraph_text: The Battle of the Bogside was a very large communal riot that took place from 12 to 14 August 1969 in Derry, Northern Ireland. The fighting was between residents of the Bogside area (organised under the Derry Citizens' Defence Association), and the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) along with local unionists.

paragraph_text: Lieutenant General Trần Hanh (born November 29, 1932) is a pilot of the Vietnam People's Air Force and later Deputy Minister of Defence of Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, Trần Hanh was a MIG-17 pilot and officer of the 921st Regiment, he shot down a F-105D in April 1965. After the war he became the Deputy Chief of the General Staff and later Deputy Minister of Defence of Vietnam before retired in 2000.

paragraph_text: Thein Htaik () is the Union Auditor General of Myanmar, appointed to the post on 7 September 2012. He has served as the Minister for Mines, the Deputy Minister for Transport and was a Colonel in the Myanmar Air Force. He has served as an Inspector General in the Ministry of Defence and is a retired Major General in the Myanmar Army.

paragraph_text: The Ministers and Chiefs of the Defence Staff are supported by a number of civilian, scientific and professional military advisors. The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence (generally known as the Permanent Secretary) is the senior civil servant at the MoD. His or her role is to ensure the MoD operates effectively as a department of the government.

paragraph_text: Nirmala Sitharaman (born 18 August 1959) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party, currently serving as the Minister of Defence in the Narendra Modi government. She is also a member of the Rajya Sabha for Karnataka.

paragraph_text: Cabinet of Zambia: September 2016 -- Present Portrait Portfolio Incumbent President Commander - in - chief of the Armed Forces H.E. Edgar Lungu Vice President of Zambia H.E. Inonge Wina Minister of Agriculture Dora Siliya Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Lawrence Sichalwe Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Margaret Mwanakatwe Minister of Development planning Lucky Mulusa Minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health TBA Minister of Defence Davies Chama Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education Dennis Wachinga Minister of Higher Education Nkandu Luo Minister of Finance Felix Mutati Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Kalaba Minister of Gender Victoria Kalima Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya Minister of Home Affairs Steven Kampyongo Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services Chishimba Kambwili Minister of Justice Given Lubinda Minister of Labour and Social Security Joyce Nonde - Simukoko Minister of Land, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Jean Kapata Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Micheal Zondani Katambo Minister of Local Government and Housing Vincent Mwale Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development Christopher Yaluma Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs Godfridah Sumaili Minister of Tourism and Arts TBA Minister of Transport and Communications Brian Mushimba Minister of Works and Supply Ronald Kaoma Chitotela Minister of Youth and Sports Moses Mawere Ex officio member Attorney General

paragraph_text: On 2 March 2011, Merkel announced that Maizière was to take over from Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, the federal defence minister who had resigned from office the previous day. On 3 March, he was formally appointed to this post. He held the defence ministry portfolio until 17 December 2013.

Question: Who is the current defense minister from the state where Chavundaraya is lives?
Answer: Nirmala Sitharaman