| Agency Name: | Ministry of National Defence |
| Nativename: | Central Khmer: ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ |
| Jurisdiction: | Royal Government of Cambodia |
| Headquarters: | Georgi Dimitrov Blvd, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 12156 |
| Budget: | $245,000,000 (2012) [1] |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of National Defence |
The Ministry of National Defence (Central Khmer: ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ, UNGEGN:) 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.
The Ministry of National Defence is divided into six administrative areas.[2]
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.
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.
| Portrait | Name | In office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | ||||
| Lon Nol Central Khmer: លន់ នល់ | 10 September 1959 | 25 October 1966 | Sangkum | ||
| Lon Nol Central Khmer: លន់ នល់ | 7 June 1968 | 15 November 1971 | Sangkum/FARK | ||
| FANK | |||||
| Son Sen Central Khmer: សុន សេន | 15 January 1976 | 7 January 1979 | CPK | ||
| Pen Sovan Central Khmer: ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណ | 10 January 1979 | 5 December 1981 | KPRP | ||
| Chan Sy Central Khmer: ចាន់ ស៊ី | 1981 | 1982 | KPRP | ||
| Bou Thang Central Khmer: ប៊ូ ថង | 1982 | 1986 | KPRP | ||
| Tea Banh Central Khmer: ទៀ បាញ់ | 1987 | 2004 | KPRP | ||
| CPP | |||||
| Tea Banh Central Khmer: ទៀ បាញ់ | 27 June 2006 | 22 August 2023 | CPP | ||
| Tea Seiha Central Khmer: ទៀ សីហា | 22 August 2023 | Present | CPP | ||