Commander of the Armed Forces (Suriname)

Commander of the Armed Forces of Suriname
Commandant van de strijdkrachten van Suriname
Coat of arms of Suriname
Incumbent Colonel Werner Kioe A Sen since 27 October 2022
National Army
Type	Chief of staff
Member of	Security Council
Appointer	President of Suriname Chan Santokhi
Term length	Not fixed
Inaugural holder	Yngwe Elstak
Formation	25 November 1975
Website	Official website

The Commander of the Armed Forces (Dutch: Commandant van de strijdkrachten) is the professional head of the National Army (Dutch: Nationaal Leger—NL), the military of the Republic of Suriname. The position dates back to the country's independence from the Netherlands in 1975, with the military being named the Surinamese Armed Forces (Dutch: Surinaamse Krijgsmacht—SKM) until after the Sergeants' Coup in 1980.

The Commander of the Armed Forces is appointed by the President of Suriname, who is the commander-in-chief according to the Constitution.^[a]

The current Commander of the Armed Forces is Colonel Werner Kioe A Sen, serving since 27 October 2022.^[1]

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