Ministry of National Defense (Algeria)

The Algerian Ministry of National Defense (in Arabic: وزارة الدفاع الوطني) is the Algerian governmental administrative structure responsible for military defense policy, the organization and permanent management of the Algerian armed forces.

Ministry of National Defense

وزارة الدفاع الوطني
Logo of the Ministry of National Defense
Agency overview
Formed	1958: Ministry of Armed Forces 1962: Ministry of National Defense
Jurisdiction	Government of Algeria
Headquarters	Algiers, Algeria
Employees	more than 400,000 employees (military, gendarmes, Republican Guards, agents, assimilated civilian personnel)
Annual budget	10,3 Billion $ (2013)
Ministers responsible	Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of the Republic, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Minister of National Defense Saïd Chengriha, Lieutenant General, Deputy Minister of National Defense, Chief of Staff of the People's National Army Mohamed Salah Benbicha, Secretary General of the Ministry of National Defense
Website	http://www.mdn.dz/site_principal

Ministers of Defense

• Krim Belkacem (September 19, 1958-January 18, 1960)
• Houari Boumédiène (September 27, 1962-December 27, 1978)
• Chadli Bendjedid (March 8, 1979-July 25, 1990)
• Khaled Nezzar (July 25, 1990-July 10, 1993)
• Liamine Zéroual (July 10, 1993-April 27, 1999)
• Mohamed Lamari (April 27, 1999-June 17, 2002)
• Abdelaziz Bouteflika (June 17, 2002-April 2, 2019)
• Ahmed Gaid Salah (April 2, 2019-December 19, 2019) (Acting)
• Abdelmadjid Tebboune (December 19, 2019-Present)