Back وزارة الدفاع (السعودية) Arabic Müdafiə Nazirliyi (Səudiyyə Ərəbistanı) Azerbaijani Ministerio de Defensa (Arabia Saudita) Spanish وزارت دفاع عربستان سعودی Persian Kementerian Pertahanan Arab Saudi ID Министарство одбране Саудијске Арабије Serbian Bộ Quốc phòng (Ả Rập Xê Út) Vietnamese
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&sq=Mohammad bin Salman&lang=en&file=File:Prince_Khalid_bin_Salman_Al_Saud.jpg) Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, the current Minister of Defense since 2022 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1943 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Saudi Arabia |
| Headquarters | Riyadh |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | Official English Site |
The Ministry of Defense (MoD; Arabic: وزارة الدفاع) is a Ministry in Saudi Arabia that is responsible for the protection of national security, interests and sovereignty of the country from external threats as well as the working with all ministries of the state to achieve national security and stability.[1] The current minister of defense is Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, who was appointed on 27 September 2022. The Ministry includes the five service branches of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces: The Royal Saudi Land Force, The Royal Saudi Air Force, The Royal Saudi Naval Force, The Royal Saudi Air Defense Force and the Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force.
In 2017, Saudi Arabia has ranked third in the world with military spending and by far the largest military spender in the Middle East.[2][3] With an allocated budget of $69.4 billion representing 10% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), Saudi Arabia replaced Russia, which ranked fourth in military spending according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).[4] SIPRI also stated that Saudi Arabia is the most well-armed country in the Persian Gulf region in terms of its inventory of modern equipment.[5]
- ^ "Mission". www.mod.gov.sa. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ Brown, Daniel. "The 15 countries with the highest military budgets in 2017". Business Insider. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Report: Saudi Arabia world third highest military spender in 2017". Middle East Monitor. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ Tian, Nan; Fleurant, Aude; Kuimova, Alexandra; Wezeman, Pieter D.; wezeman, Siemon T. (May 2018). "Trends in world military expenditure, 2017" (PDF). SIPRI. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia, armaments and conflict in the Middle East | SIPRI". www.sipri.org. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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