Ministry of National Defence (Cambodia)
| ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ Krâsuŏng Karpéar Chéatĕ | |
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| Formed | 9 November 1953 |
| Jurisdiction | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Royal Government of Cambodia |
| Headquarters | Georgi Dimitrov Blvd, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 12156 |
| Annual budget | $245,000,000 (2012) [1] |
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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.
Administrative areas
The Ministry of National Defence is divided into six administrative areas.[2]
- High Command Headquarters of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
- Army HQ – Royal Cambodian Army
- Navy HQ – Royal Cambodian Navy
- Air Force HQ – Royal Cambodian Air Force
- Gendarmerie HQ – Royal Cambodian Gendarmerie
History
Prior to 1970
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.
Football team
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.
List of ministers
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| File:LonNol.jpg | Lon Nol លន់ នល់ (1913–1985) |
10 September 1959 | 25 October 1966 | 7 years, 45 days | Sangkum | ||||
| File:LonNol.jpg | Lon Nol លន់ នល់ (1913–1985) |
7 June 1968 | 15 November 1971 | 3 years, 161 days | Sangkum/FARK (ARK) |
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| FANK (ANK) |
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| File:Son Sen.png | Son Sen សុន សេន (1930–1997) |
15 January 1976 | 7 January 1979 | 2 years, 357 days | CPK | ||||
| File:No image.svg | Pen Sovan ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណ (1936–2016) |
10 January 1979 | 5 December 1981 | 2 years, 329 days | KPRP | ||||
| File:No image.svg | Chan Sy ចាន់ ស៊ី (1932–1984) |
5 December 1981 | 26 December 1984 † | 3 years, 21 days | KPRP | ||||
| File:No image.svg | Bou Thang ប៊ូ ថង (1938–2019) |
1986 | 1992 | 5–6 | KPRP | [3] | |||
| File:General Tea Banh.jpg | Tea Banh ទៀ បាញ់ (b. 1945) |
1987 | 22 August 2023 | 2 years, 357 days | KPRP | ||||
| CPP | |||||||||
| File:Cambodian Minister of Defense Tea Seiha during United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's visit with senior government officials in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on June 4, 2024 (cropped).jpg | Tea Seiha ទៀ សីហា (b. 1980) |
22 August 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 160 days | CPP | ||||
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See also
References
- ↑ "Cambodia National Defense Budget 2011 |". Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
- ↑ Ministry of National Defence, Administrative listings Archived 2008-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Sotheary, Pech (13 September 2019). "Senior CPP member General Bou Thang dies". Khmer Times. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
