Ministry of Defense (Timor-Leste)
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Headquarters of the Ministry | |
| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 1975 / 2005 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Timor-Leste |
| Headquarters | Avenida Presidente Nicolau Lobato, Bairro Pite, Dili 8°33′17″S 125°33′12″E / 8.55472°S 125.55333°E |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | Ministry of Defense |
| Agency ID | MD |
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
- ^ "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.
- ^ Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "DEFESA - Contact". Ministry of Defence (Timor-Leste). Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ 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
External links
Media related to Ministry of Defense (Timor-Leste) at Wikimedia Commons
- Ministry of Defense – official site (in Tetum)