The Minister of Defence of Libya (Arabic: وزير الدفاع, romanized:wazir aldifae) is the politically appointed head of the Libyan ministry of defence and is responsible for the Libyan Armed Forces.
List of ministers
Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Government | Ref. |
|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | | Ali Jerbi (1903–1969) | 24 December 1951 | 18 February 1954 | 2 years, 56 days | al-Muntasir | |
| 2 | | Khalil Al-Qalal | 18 February 1954 | 19 December 1954 | 304 days | - | |
| 3 | | Ibrahim ben Sha'ban | 19 December 1954 | 26 March 1956 | 1 year, 98 days | Ben Halim | |
| 4 | | Ali Jawdah | 26 March 1956 | 31 October 1956 | 219 days | Ben Halim | |
| 5 | | Abdul Qadir al-Allam (1919–2003) | 31 October 1956 | 26 May 1957 | 207 days | Ben Halim | |
| 6 | | As-Siddig al-Mutassir (1912–1979) | 26 May 1957 | 24 April 1958 | 333 days | Kabar | |
| 7 | | Ismail ben Sha'ban | 27 April 1958 | 17 October 1960 | 2 years, 173 days | Kabar | |
| 8 | | Ahmad al-Hasairi | 17 October 1960 | 4 May 1961 | 199 days | Essed | |
| 9 | | Yunis Abd al-Nabi Bilkayr | 4 May 1961 | 19 March 1963 | 1 year, 319 days | Essed | |
| 10 | | Sayf al-Nasr Abd al-Jalil | 19 March 1963 | 29 July 1964 | 1 year, 132 days | Fikini | |
| 11 | | Abd al-Salam Bsikri | 29 July 1964 | 2 October 1965 | 1 year, 65 days | al-Muntasir | |
| 12 | | General Muhammad al-Mansuri | 2 October 1965 | 22 March 1966 | 171 days | Maziq | |
| 13 | | Abuseif Yasin (al-Mugherbi) (1900–1969) | 22 March 1966 | 25 October 1967 | 1 year, 217 days | Maziq | |
| 14 | | Hamid Ubaydi | 25 October 1967 | 8 September 1969 | 1 year, 318 days | al-Bakkoush | |
Libyan Arab Republic (1969–1977)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Government | Ref. |
|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | | Adam al-Hawaz (1939–1984/1988?) | 8 September 1969 | 7 December 1969 | 2 months | Maghribi |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Government | Ref. |
|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | | Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr (1940–2011) | 16 January 1970 | 20 October 2011 † | 41 years, 9 months | Gaddafi (1970-1972) Jalloud (1972-1977) General People's Committee (1977-2011) | |
National Transitional Council (2011–2012)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Government | Ref. |
|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | | Omar El-Hariri (1944–2015) | 23 March 2011 | 19 May 2011 | 57 days | – | |
| 2 | | Jalal al-Digheily | 19 May 2011 | 22 November 2011 | 187 days | – | |
| 3 | | Osama al-Juwaili (born 1961) | 22 November 2011 | 14 November 2012 | 358 days | El-Keib | |
General National Congress (2012–2016)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Government | Ref. |
|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | | Mohammed Mahmoud Al Barghathi | 12 November 2012 | 27 June 2013 | 227 days | Zeidan | |
| 2 | | Abdullah al-Thani (born 1954) | 5 August 2013 | 8 April 2014 | 246 days | Zeidan | - |
Government of National Accord (2016–2021)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Government | Ref. |
|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | | Al-Mahdi Al-Barghathi (1968–2023) | 5 January 2016 | 29 July 2018 | 2 years, 244 days | National Accord | |
| 2 | | Fayez al-Sarraj (born 1960) | 6 September 2018 | 28 August 2020 | 1 year, 357 days | National Accord | - |
| 3 | | Salah Eddine al-Namrush (born 1975) | 28 August 2020 | 15 March 2021 | 199 days | National Accord | |
Government of National Unity (2021–present)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Government | Ref. |
|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | | Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (born 1958) | 15 March 2021 | Incumbent | 5 years, 33 days | National Unity | |