Ministry of National Defense (Lebanon) explained

Agency Name:	Lebanese Republic Ministry of National Defense وزارة الدفاع الوطني
Jurisdiction:	Government of Lebanon
Headquarters:	Yarze, Baabda, Mount Lebanon
Chief1 Name:	Maurice Sleem
Chief1 Position:	Minister of National Defense
Chief2 Name:	Gen. Joseph Aoun
Chief2 Position:	Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces
Chief3 Name:	Emir Majid Arslan
Chief3 Position:	inaugural holder

The Ministry of National Defense (Arabic: وزارة الدفاع الوطني Wizārat al-Difāʾ al-Waṭanī) is Lebanon's service section for the Lebanese Armed Forces. The Ministry is located in Yarzeh, Baabda District, Mount Lebanon.^[1] The building which is considered the biggest Ministry building in Lebanon was designed by the French architect André Wogenscky in 1968.^[2] The ministry building also houses the Lebanese Military Museum.

Ministers

The ministers of National Defence have been:^[3]

External links

• http://www.lebarmy.gov.lb
• List of Ministers (in Arabic)

Notes and References

1. "Address." Ministry of National Defense. Retrieved on 3 March 2013. "Ministry of Defense Lebanese Armed Forces Yarzeh, Lebanon" - Arabic : "وزارة الدفاع الوطني الجيش اللبناني اليرزة، لبنان" - French : "Ministère de la Défense Nationale l’Armée Libanaise Yarzé, Liban"
2. Book: Postiglione, Gennaro . One Hundred Houses. 2004. 978-3-8228-6312-1 . Taschen.
3. Web site: الوزراء المتعاقبون على وزارة الدفاع الوطني . Successive ministers of the Ministry of National Defense . pcm.gov.lb . Government of Lebanon . 14 August 2020 . Ar.