Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)
{{Short description|Government ministry of Kuwait}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
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| type = Ministerial Department
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| motto = الله والوطن والامير
God, Country and The Emir
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| seal_caption = Coat of arms of Kuwait
| formed = {{start date and age|1962|1|17|df=yes}}
| preceding1 = Kuwait Army
Directorate of Public Security Force
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| jurisdiction = Government of Kuwait
| headquarters = Kuwait City
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| minister1_name = Abdullah Ali Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
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| child1_agency = Office of the Minister of Defence
- Military Office of Chief of General Staff of Kuwait Armed Forces
- Office of the Assistant Minister
- Offices of the Undersecretaries of the Assistant Minister
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| website = {{URL|https://www.mod.gov.kw}}
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The Kuwait Ministry of Defence ({{langx|ar|وزارة الدفاع الكويتية}}) is one of the governmental bodies of Kuwait. Its minister in charge is a member of the Cabinet of Kuwait. The current Minister of Defense is Abdullah Ali Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah.{{cite news|url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3028963&language=en|title=Amiri Decree for appointing new interior, defense ministers|date=9 March 2022|work=Kuwait News Agency|access-date=9 March 2022}}{{Cite news |date=2022-12-19 |title=Kuwait appoints interior minister to caretaker defence post |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/kuwait-appoints-interior-minister-caretaker-defence-post-2022-12-19/ |access-date=2022-12-20}}{{Cite web |title=KUNA : His Highness PM: new gov't to conduct reforms towards prosperity for "our beloved nation" - Government - 17/01/2024 |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3133263&language=en |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=www.kuna.net.kw}}{{Cite web |title=كونا : السيرة الذاتية لوزير الدفاع الشيخ عبدالله علي عبدالله السالم الصباح - عام - 04/02/2025 |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3217573 |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=www.kuna.net.kw}}
Minister
On 1 July 1961, when the ministry was not established yet during Operation Vantage; the Kuwait Army was the de facto command leadership of the available armed forces since establishment and acted as official minister advising the Emir of Kuwait on course of action. The Kuwait Army redesignated in 1953 was founded 13 years before the enacting of the Kuwait ministry, mainly by Field Marshal Sheikh Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah (youngest son of Mubarak Al-Sabah) in 1949.
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!Name | Portrait | Rank | Tenure | Note |
| Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah | 75px | {{nowrap|Field Marshal}} | {{nowrap|1949–1961}} | General Commander of Kuwait Army and the Directorate of Public Security Force (1942–1961) until the two split in 1953. Founder and patron of Kuwait Army and Kuwait Air Force. |
List of ministers of defense and deputy prime ministers (1962–present)
The ministry has been headed by the following people since its inception in 1962:
General functions
The major function of the ministry is to implement the government's defence policy and to govern all branches of the Kuwait Armed Forces.{{cite web|title=Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)|url=http://www.epicos.com/EPCompanyProfileWeb/GeneralInformation.aspx?id=18164|work=Epicos|accessdate=12 October 2013}} It is also responsible for the production, transfer, use, storage, and coordination of mines; and for mine clearance.
The ministry publishes a monthly magazine called Homat Al Watan.{{cite web|title=Kuwait|url=http://www.pressreference.com/Gu-Ku/Kuwait.html|publisher=Press Reference|accessdate=10 September 2014}}
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