Ministry of National Defence (Cambodia)

Ministry of National Defence

ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ Krâsuŏng Karpéar Chéatĕ
Agency overview
Formed	9 November 1953; 71 years ago (1953-11-09)
Jurisdiction	Royal Government of Cambodia
Headquarters	Georgi Dimitrov Blvd, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 12156
Annual budget	$245,000,000 (2012) [1]
Minister responsible	General Tea Seiha, Minister of National Defence
Website	mod.gov.kh

High Command Headquarters

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.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Lon Nol លន់ នល់ (1913–1985)	10 September 1959	25 October 1966	7 years, 45 days		Sangkum
		Lon Nol លន់ នល់ (1913–1985)	7 June 1968	15 November 1971	3 years, 161 days		Sangkum/FARK (ARK)
							FANK (ANK)
		Son Sen សុន សេន (1930–1997)	15 January 1976	7 January 1979	2 years, 357 days		CPK
		Pen Sovan ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណ (1936–2016)	10 January 1979	5 December 1981	2 years, 329 days		KPRP
		Chan Sy ចាន់ ស៊ី (1932–1984)	5 December 1981	26 December 1984 †	3 years, 21 days		KPRP
		Bou Thang ប៊ូ ថង (1938–2019)	1986	1992	5–6		KPRP		[3]
		Tea Banh ទៀ បាញ់ (b. 1945)	1987	22 August 2023	2 years, 357 days		KPRP
							CPP
		Tea Seiha ទៀ សីហា (b. 1980)	22 August 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 128 days		CPP

See also

• Government of Cambodia
• Royal Cambodian Armed Forces

References

1. "Cambodia National Defense Budget 2011 |". Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
2. Ministry of National Defence, Administrative listings Archived 2008-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
3. Sotheary, Pech (13 September 2019). "Senior CPP member General Bou Thang dies". Khmer Times. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

External links

Ministry of National Defence eLibrary