The Chief of the Defence Forces (Portuguese: Chefe Estado Maior General Forças Armadas) is the head of the Timor Leste Defence Force. They are responsible for the administration and the operational control of the East Timor military. The current chief is Falur Rate Laek, succeeding Lere Anan Timur.[1]
| Chief of the Defence Forces | |
|---|---|
| Chefe Estado Maior General Forças Armadas | |
 Flag of the Timor Leste Defence Force | |
 Incumbent since 28 January 2022Lieutenant General Falur Rate Laek | |
| Ministry for Defence and Security | |
| Member of | Timor Leste Defence Force |
| Reports to | Minister for Defence and Security |
| Residence | Dili, Democratic Republic of East Timor |
| Formation | 20 May, 2002 |
| First holder | Taur Matan Ruak |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief of the Defence Force |
Falintil
| Commander of Falintil | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Photo | Name | Start Date | End Date | Ref | ||
| 1 | Rogério Lobato | 20 Aug 1975 | |||||
| 2 | Fernando do Carmo | 7 Dec 1975 | |||||
| 3 | Nicolau dos Reis Lobato | May 1976 | 31 Dec 1978 | [2] | |||
| 4 | 100px | Xanana Gusmão | 1981 | 20 Nov 1992 | |||
| 5 | Ma'huno Bulerek Karathayano | 1992 | 5 April 1993 | ||||
| 6 | Nino Konis Santana | April 1993 | 11 Mar 1998 | ||||
| 7 | 100px | Taur Matan Ruak | 1998 | 1 Feb 2001 | |||
List
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major general Taur Matan Ruak (born 1956) | 20 May 2002 | 1 September 2011 | 9 years, 104 days | [3] | |
| 2 | Lieutenant general Lere Anan Timur (born 1952) | 6 October 2011 | 28 January 2022 | 10 years, 114 days | [4] | |
| 3 | Lieutenant general Falur Rate Laek (born 1955) | 28 January 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 297 days | [5] |
References
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