Ministry of Defense (Syria)
| وزارة الدفاع | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1920 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Syria |
| Headquarters | Mahdi Bin Baraka Street, Umayyad Square, Damascus 33°30′50.58″N 36°16′42.58″E / 33.5140500°N 36.2784944°E |
| Minister responsible | |
| Child agency | |
| Website | www |
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Member State of the Arab League |
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The Ministry of Defense (Arabic: وزارة الدفاع) is a government ministry office of Syria, responsible for defense affairs. Murhaf Abu Qasra, Minister of Defense holds the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces.
Following the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, caretaker prime minister Mohammed al-Bashir has said the defense ministry would be restructured using former rebel factions and officers who defected from the former Ba'athist armed forces.