Ministry of Defence (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Government ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ministry of Defence of
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMinistarstvo odbrane
Bosne i Hercegovine
Ministarstvo obrane
Bosne i Hercegovine
Министарство одбране
Босне и Херцеговине

Franz Joseph Garrison, seat of the Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Department overview
Formed| 2004
Headquarters| Sarajevo
Minister responsible|

* Zukan Helez

Website| http://www.mod.gov.ba/

Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Constitution

* Constitutional Court
* Dayton Agreement

Peace Implementation Council

High Representative: Christian Schmidt

Presidency

* Bosniak member

Denis Bećirović
* Croat member

Željko Komšić
* Serb member

Željka Cvijanović (Chairwoman)

* Parliament
* Executive

* Parliament

House of Peoples
House of Representatives
* Council of Ministers

Cabinet (list)
Chairwoman (list)

Borjana Krišto

Recent elections

*     * General: 2014
* 2018
* 2022

*     * Municipal: 2016
* 2020
* 2024

* Political parties

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister: Elmedin Konaković

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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* Nationality law
* Passport
* Visa requirements
* Visa policy

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* EU accession
* NATO accession

Political divisions

* Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

President (list): Lidija Bradara
Government

Prime Minister: Nermin Nikšić
Parliament

House of Peoples
House of Representatives
Cantons

Assemblies
* Republika Srpska

President (list): Milorad Dodik
Government

Prime Minister: Radovan Višković
National Assembly

Speaker: Nenad Stevandić
* Brčko District

International Supervisor: Jonathan Mennuti
Mayor: Zijad Nišić

Bosnia and Herzegovina portal

* Other countries

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The Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: Ministarstvo odbrane Bosne i Hercegovine / Министарство одбране Босне и Херцеговине) is the governmental department in charge of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina and protection of Bosnia and Herzegovina from invasion and threats.

## History

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Prior to the creation of the Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 1945 to 1992, the Ministry of Defence of Yugoslavia was responsible for the defence of the entire Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, while Bosnia and Herzegovina had its territorial defence.

Following the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Yugoslavia in 1992, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was formed, with Munib Bisić being appointed minister, who had the newly formed Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina at his disposal. This ministry played a key role in defending Bosnia and Herzegovina from aggressors and paramilitary units inside and outside Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War. In addition to the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, there were two other Ministries of Defence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Ministry of Defence of the Republika Srpska and the Ministry of Defence of Herzeg-Bosnia.[1][2][3]

After the signing of the Dayton Agreement in December 1995 and the end of the Bosnian War, the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was formed by merging the Croatian Defence Council (Ministry of Defence of Herzeg-Bosnia) with the Bosniak Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina).[4]

Ten years later, on 1 December 2005, the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina were formed by merging the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Army of Republika Srpska, under one ministry.

Since 25 January 2023, Zukan Helez (SDP BiH) has been serving as Defence Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[5]

## Organization

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The Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of eight sectors and six offices, three of which are religious services.

* Inspectorate General
* Policy and Plans Sector
* Sector for International Cooperation
* Sector for Intelligence and Security Affairs
* Sector for command, control and communications, computers and information management
* Personnel Management Department
* Procurement and Logistics Sector
* Finance and Budget Sector
* Internal Audit Office
* Public Relations Office
* Department for general and joint affairs
* Office of the Military Mufti
* Office of Orthodox Pastoral Care
* Office of Catholic Pastoral Care

## List of ministers

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### Ministers of Defence of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1996)

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Political parties:
Party of Democratic Action (SDA)

No. | Portrait  | Minister of Defence | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party

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| Bisić, MunibMunib Bisić
(1957–2009)| 15 April 1992| 30 January 1996| 3 years, 290 days| SDA

### Ministers of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2004–present)

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Political parties:
Serb Democratic Party (SDS)
Party of Democratic Action (SDA)
Social Democratic Party (SDP BiH)
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH)
Democratic Front (DF)

No. | Portrait  | Minister of Defence | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party

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| Radovanović, NikolaNikola Radovanović
(born 1960)| 9 March 2004| 11 January 2007| 2 years, 331 days| SDS

| Cikotić, SelmoSelmo Cikotić
(born 1964)| 11 January 2007
(officially on 22 April 2007)| 12 January 2012| 5 years, 1 day| SDA

| Ibrahimović, MuhamedMuhamed Ibrahimović
(born 1960)| 12 January 2012| 22 November 2012| 286 days| SDA

| Osmić, ZekerijahZekerijah Osmić
(born 1956)| 22 November 2012| 31 March 2015| 2 years, 129 days| SDP BiH

| Pendeš, MarinaMarina Pendeš
(born 1964)| 31 March 2015| 23 December 2019| 4 years, 267 days| HDZ BiH

| Podžić, SifetSifet Podžić
(born 1959)| 23 December 2019| 25 January 2023| 3 years, 33 days| DF

| Helez, ZukanZukan Helez
(born 1964)| 25 January 2023| Incumbent| 2 years, 157 days| SDP BiH

Source: Rulers.org

## References

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1. ^ "Ratna hronika 92. - 95". camo.ch. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
2. ^ "Активности: Састав Владе Републике Српске изабране 22. априла 1992. године". vladars.net. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
3. ^ "Odluka Herceg-Bosne o Hrvatskom vijeću odbrane" (PDF). slobodanpraljak.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
4. ^ Bajlo, Ivan. "Vojska Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine - 2000". vojska.net. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
5. ^ N.V. (25 January 2023). "BiH dobila novo Vijeće ministara, državnu vlast sada čini SNSD, HDZ, SDP, NiP, NS, DNS..." (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence
* Ground Forces

* History
* Ranks and insignia
* Ministry of Defence
* Chiefs of Joint Staff

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Defence ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|

* Munib Bisić (1992–1996)

Bosnia and Herzegovina|

* Nikola Radovanović (2004–07)
* Selmo Cikotić (2007–12)
* Muhamed Ibrahimović (2012)
* Zekerijah Osmić (2012–15)
* Marina Pendeš (2015–19)
* Sifet Podžić (2019–2023)
* Zukan Helez (2023–present)

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