This is a list of current defence ministers of the 193 United Nations member states, Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine.
Defence ministers of sovereign countries with limited recognition are included in a separate table.
State | List | Defence minister | Party | Assumed office |
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Abkhazia (Republic of Abkhazia) | Vladimir Anua | |||
Kosovo (Republic of Kosovo) | Ejup Maqedonci | 22 March 2021 | ||
Northern Cyprus (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) | — | |||
Sahrawi Republic (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) | Mohamed Lamine El Bouhali | |||
Somaliland (Republic of Somaliland) | Ahmed Haji Abdi Adami[clarification needed] | |||
South Ossetia (Republic of South Ossetia–the State of Alania) | Valery Yakhnovets | |||
Taiwan (Republic of China) | List | Chiu Kuo-cheng | Independent | 23 February 2021 |
Transnistria (Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic) | Oleg Obruchlov[clarification needed] |