MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (KOSOVO)

Ministry of Defence
Ministria e Mbrojtjes
	Coat of arms of Kosovo
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Kosovo
Headquarters	Kazerma Adem Jashari, 10000, Pristina, Kosovo; 42°39′18.4″N 21°8′21.4″E / 42.655111°N 21.139278°E
Minister responsible	Ejup Maqedonci;
Deputy Minister responsible	Adnan Rexheplar; Shemsi Syla;
Website	mod.rks-gov.net

The Ministry of Defence ( Albanian: Ministria e Mbrojtjes) is a department of the government of Kosovo responsible for the defence policy and management of the Kosovo Security Force. The ministry has its headquarters in Pristina, with Ejup Maqedonci as the incumbent defence minister in the second cabinet of Albin Kurti.

List of ministers

Portrait	Minister	Term of office			Cabinet	Party
Portrait	Minister	From	To	Period	Cabinet	Party
1	Fehmi Mujota	4 August 2008	22 February 2011	2 years, 202 days	Thaçi III		PDK
2	Agim Çeku	22 February 2011	9 December 2014	3 years, 290 days	Thaçi III		PSD
3	Haki Demolli	9 December 2014	9 September 2017	2 years, 274 days	Mustafa		LDK
4	Rrustem Berisha	9 September 2017	3 February 2020	2 years, 147 days	Haradinaj II		AAK
5	Anton Quni	3 February 2020	22 March 2021	1 year, 47 days	Kurti		LDK
6	Armend Mehaj	22 March 2021^[3]	8 August 2023^[4]	2 years, 139 days	Kurti II		VV
7	Ejup Maqedonci	8 August 2023^[4]	Incumbent	263 days	Kurti II		Independent

^ "Ministri" (in Albanian). Ministria e Mbrojtjes. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Kabineti i Ministrit" (in Albanian). Ministria e Mbrojtjes. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
^ "Nga punimet e seancës së jashtëzakonshme të Kuvendit" (in Albanian). Kuvendi i Kosovës. 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Kurti pranon dorëheqjen e Mehajt, ministër i ri i Mbrojtjes emërohet Ejup Maqedonci" (in Albanian). Betimi për Drejtësi. 8 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

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v t e Government of Kosovo
Constitution	Constitution Constitutional Court
Executive	President Government Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister Ministries Defence Economy Education Environment Finance Foreign Affairs Justice
Legislature	Parliament Speaker
Judiciary	Supreme Court