Ministry of Defense (Syria)

Ministry of Defense
وزارة الدفاع
Agency overview
Formed1920 (1920)
JurisdictionGovernment of Syria
HeadquartersMahdi Bin Baraka Street, Umayyad Square, Damascus
33°30′50.58″N 36°16′42.58″E / 33.5140500°N 36.2784944°E / 33.5140500; 36.2784944
Minister responsible
Child agency
Websitewww.mod.gov.sy

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.