Ministry of Defense (Timor-Leste)

Ministry of Defense

Headquarters of the Ministry
Ministry overview
Formed1975 (1975) / 2005
JurisdictionGovernment of Timor-Leste
HeadquartersAvenida Presidente Nicolau Lobato, Bairro Pite, Dili
8°33′17″S 125°33′12″E / 8.55472°S 125.55333°E / -8.55472; 125.55333
Minister responsible
WebsiteMinistry of Defense
Agency IDMD

The Ministry of Defense (MD; Portuguese: Ministério da Defesa, Tetum: Ministériu Defeza) is the government department of Timor-Leste accountable for the defence of the country and related matters.

Functions

The Ministry is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of policy for the areas of national defense and military cooperation.[1]

Minister

The incumbent Minister of Defense is Pedro Klamar Fuik.[2][3]

Headquarters

The Ministry's headquarters are on Avenida Presidente Nicolau Lobato, Bairro Pite, Dili.[4] Designed, built and furnished by the government of China with almost no involvement by Timorese workers or suppliers, they were constructed between 2010 and 2012, at a cost of US$9 million.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 10 January 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ Sousa, Nelson de (1 July 2023). "PR Horta sei akompaña serbisu IX Governu" [President Horta will accompany the work of the IX Government] (in Tetum). Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  4. ^ "DEFESA - Contact". Ministry of Defence (Timor-Leste). Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  5. ^ Gomes, Eliziaria; Scheiner, Charles (October 2011), Chinese involvement in Timor-Leste: myths and facts For Miserior Partners (PDF), Dili: La'o Hamutuk: Timor-Leste Institute for Development Monitoring and Analysis, p. 9, retrieved 3 November 2025

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