| Post: | Chief |
| Body: | the Defence Forces |
| Flag: | Flag of F-FDTL.png |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Timor Leste Defence Force |
| Incumbent: | Lieutenant General Falur Rate Laek |
| Incumbentsince: | 28 January 2022 |
| Department: | 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: | Taur Matan Ruak |
| Deputy: | Deputy Chief of the Defence Force |
The Chief of the Defence Forces (pt|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, succeeding Lere Anan Timur.[1]
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||