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Cambodian government ministry responsible for military and national defence affairs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ministry of National Defence (Khmer: ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ, UNGEGN: Krâsuŏng Karôpéar Chéatĕ) is charged with supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. It is Cambodia's ministry of defence. The current Minister of National Defence is Tea Seiha.
| ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ Krâsuŏng Karpéar Chéatĕ | |
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| Formed | 9 November 1953 |
| Jurisdiction |  Royal Government of Cambodia |
| Headquarters | Georgi Dimitrov Blvd, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 12156 |
| Annual budget | $245,000,000 (2012) [1] |
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| Website | mod |
The Ministry of National Defence is divided into six administrative areas.[2]
Prior to March 1970, the Forces armées royales khmères (FARK) General Staff was under the command and control of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and the Head of State. At that time, then Prince Norodom Sihanouk held both titles. The General Staff controlled the three Services with its headquarters also serving as headquarters and staff for the Army.
The ministry also maintains a football team. Their club called the National Defense Ministry FC plays in the top division of Cambodian football, the Cambodian Premier League. They are tied with most Cambodian League Championships at three.
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
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Lon Nol លន់ នល់ (1913–1985) |
10 September 1959 | 25 October 1966 | 7 years, 45 days | Sangkum | ||||
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Lon Nol លន់ នល់ (1913–1985) |
7 June 1968 | 15 November 1971 | 3 years, 161 days | Sangkum/FARK (ARK) |
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Son Sen សុន សេន (1930–1997) |
15 January 1976 | 7 January 1979 | 2 years, 357 days | CPK | ||||
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Pen Sovan ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណ (1936–2016) |
10 January 1979 | 5 December 1981 | 2 years, 329 days | KPRP | ||||
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Chan Sy ចាន់ ស៊ី (1932–1984) |
5 December 1981 | 26 December 1984 † | 3 years, 21 days | KPRP | ||||
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Bou Thang ប៊ូ ថង (1938–2019) |
1986 | 1992 | 5–6 | KPRP | [3] | |||
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Tea Banh ទៀ បាញ់ (b. 1945) |
1987 | 22 August 2023 | 2 years, 357 days | KPRP | ||||
| CPP | |||||||||
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Tea Seiha ទៀ សីហា (b. 1980) |
22 August 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 83 days | CPP | ||||
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