Minister of National Defence (Vishwamitra)

Minister of Defence रक्षा मंत्री
Coat of arms
Flag of Vishwamitra
Incumbent Rory McPhail, The Duke of Griffith since 22 November 2021
Ministry of Defence
Style	His/Her Excellency (formally)
Member of	Lok Sabha Cabinet
Reports to	Prime Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	The Rashtradhyaksh on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	14 May 2018
First holder	Abhiraj Kar

The Minister of Defence (commonly shortened to Defence Minister) is the minister in the Government of Vishwamitra who is responsible for overseeing the nation's military and defence-related matters. The defence minister is the head of the Ministry of Defence and is also responsible in the administration of the Armed Forces of Vishwamitra.

The first minister of defence was Abhiraj Kar who was appointed on 14 May 2018 by then Supreme Leader Dhrubajyoti Roy. The current minister is Rory McPhail who has been into office since 12 May 2022.

Ministers

Portrait		Name Title (if applicable) (born-dead)	Title	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
		Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006)	State Counsellor	14 May 2018	3 August 2018	7001810000000000000♠81 days	Friends Societal Congress	Tanishkaa III	Tanishkaa Patranabish
		Bishnu Chetry बिष्णु छेत्री (born 2001)	Minister of Defence and Security	3 August 2018	7 August 2018	7000400000000000000♠4 days
		Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006)		8 August 2018	11 September 2018	7001660000000000000♠66 days
				11 September 2018	12 October 2018				Dhrubajyoti Roy
		Bishnu Chetry बिष्णु छेत्री (born 2001)	Minister of Defence	12 October 2018	6 January 2019	7001860000000000000♠86 days		Dhrubajyoti VII
		Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006)		6 January 2019	17 March 2019	7001700000000000000♠70 days		Tanishkaa IV	Tanishkaa Patranabish
		Asmi Patranabis अस्मी पत्रनबिस (born 2007)		17 March 2019	16 July 2019	7002121000000000000♠121 days		Tanishkaa V
		Bishnu Chetry बिष्णु छेत्री (born 2001)		16 July 2019	6 August 2019	7001210000000000000♠21 days
		Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनबिश (Prime Minister) (born 2004)	Minister of National Defence	6 August 2019	2 September 2019	7001380000000000000♠38 days
			Minister of National Defence and Strategic Planning	2 September 2019	13 September 2019
		Arnab Sil अर्नब सिल (born 2004)		13 September 2019	16 November 2019	7001640000000000000♠64 days
		Asmi Patranabis (born 2007)		16 November 2019	24 November 2019	7001230000000000000♠23 days
			Minister of National Defence	24 November 2019	9 December 2019
		Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006)		9 December 2019	3 March 2020	7001850000000000000♠85 days
		Arnab Deka अर्नब देका (born 2002)		3 March 2020	22 March 2020	7001260000000000000♠26 days	National People's Congress	Anoushkaa I	Anoushkaa Patranabish
				22 March 2020	29 March 2020			Tanishkaa VI	Tanishkaa Patranabish
		Arnab Sil अर्नब सिल (born 2004)		29 March 2020	10 April 2020	7001120000000000000♠12 days
		Ankurjyoti Thakuria अंकुरज्योति ठाकुरिया (born 2002)		10 April 2020	30 April 2020	7001200000000000000♠20 days
		Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006)		13 May 2020	7 June 2020	7001250000000000000♠25 days		Tanishkaa VII
		Arnab Deka अर्नब देका (born 2002)		8 June 2020	17 June 2020	7000900000000000000♠9 days		Anoushkaa II	Princess Anoushkaa
		Prince Abhiraj राजकुमार अभिराज (born 2006)	Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs	17 June 2020	20 August 2020	7001640000000000000♠64 days
		Nishwan Baidantic निश्वान बैदांतिक (born 2001)		20 August 2020	16 September 2020	7001270000000000000♠27 days
		Ankurjyoti Thakuria अंकुरज्योति ठाकुरिया (born 2002)		16 September 2020	28 January 2021	7002134000000000000♠134 days
		David Augustus 1st Duke of Osian डेविड ऑगस्टस (born 2006)	Minister of Defence	28 January 2021	1 March 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Royalist Party of Vishwamitra	Ștefan I	Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu
		Michal Nowacki 1st Duke of Stettin मीकल नोवाकी (born 2003)		6 March 2021	9 September 2021	7002229000000000000♠229 days	National People's Congress	Ștefan II
				11 September 2021	21 October 2021			Farhaz I	Farhaz Hazarika
		Matthew Griffin 1st Count of Essex मैथ्यू ग्रिफिन (born 2003)		21 October 2021	22 November 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Independent	Phillip	Phillip Joseph Pillin
		Michal Nowacki 1st Duke of Stettin मीकल नोवाकी (born 2003)		22 November 2021	15 January 2022	7001540000000000000♠54 days	National People's Congress	Farhaz II	Farhaz Hazarika
		Rory McPhail 1st Count of Griffith रोरी मैकफैल (born 2007)		15 January 2022	17 March 2022	7001610000000000000♠61 days
		The Rashtradhyaksh महामहिम राष्ट्राध्यक्ष (born 2002)		17 March 2022	12 May 2022	7001560000000000000♠56 days	Independent
		Rory McPhail 1st Duke of Griffith रोरी मैकफैल (born 2007)	Adviser to the Government
			Minister of Defence	12 May 2022	Incumbent	7002265000000000000♠265 days		Farhaz III