Minister of National Defence (Burundi)

Minister of National Defence
Ministre de la Défense Nationale
Coat of arms of Burundi
Incumbent Eng. Alain Tribert Mutabazi since June 2020
Ministry of National Defence
Reports to	President
Formation	1 July 1962
First holder	Nicayenzi Zénon

The Minister of National Defence of Burundi is the senior political appointee responsible for the National Defence Forces of Burundi.

In 2015 Maj General Pontien Gaciyubwenge was succeeded by a civilian. He was replaced as Minister by Emmanuel Ntahomvukiye.

List of ministers

The ministers have been:

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Zénon Nicayenzi	1 July 1962	1963	0–1 years
2		Lieutenant general Michel Micombero (1940–1983)	1963	1976	12–13 years
3		Colonel Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946–2016)	1976	1987	10–11 years
4		Major Pierre Buyoya (1949–2020)	1987	1988	0–1 years
5		Colonel Léonidas Maregarege	1988	1993	4–5 years
6		Colonel Charles Ntakije	1993	1994	0–1 years
7		Colonel Gédéon Fyiroko	1994	1994	0 years
8		Colonel Firmin Sinzoyiheba	1994	1997	2–3 years
9		Colonel Alfred Nkurunziza	1997	2000	2–3 years
10		Major General Cyrille Ndayirukiye (1954–2021)	1997	2000	2–3 years
11		Lieutenant General Vincent Niyungeko	2002	2005	2–3 years
12		Lieutenant General Germain Niyoyankana (born 1955)	2005	2010	4–5 years
13		Major General Pontien Gaciyubwenge (born 1956)	2010	2015	4–5 years
14		Civilian Emmanuel Ntawomvukiye	May 2015	June 2020	4–5 years
15		Civilian Alain Tribert Mutabazi	June 2020	Incumbent	3–4 years