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Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF; ) is the national military responsible for defending the security and sovereignty of the
Maldives The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, abou ...
. It is primarily responsible per the
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to defend and protect the Republic, its territorial integrity, its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the people. Its branches include the
Maldivian Coast Guard The Maldivian Coast Guard is the naval or maritime arm of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF). Because the Maldives does not have a navy, the MNDF Coast Guard functions as the armed maritime force of the nation with a charter to contribute ...
, the
MNDF Marine Corps The MNDF Marine Corps are frontline ground combat force of the Maldives National Defence Force Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF; ) is the military, national military responsible for defending the national security, security and sovere ...
, and MNDF Air Corps.


Organizational structure


Combat and maneuver forces


Coast Guard


Marine Corps


Air Corps


Equipment


Small Arms

* Browning Hi-Power * M1911 pistol * MP5 *
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* AK-103 * M16A1/M16A2 *
FN FAL The FAL (, English: Light Automatic Rifle) is a battle rifle designed in Belgium by Dieudonné Saive and manufactured by FN Herstal and others since 1953. During the Cold War the FAL was adopted by many countries of the NATO, North Atlantic Trea ...
* M24 sniper weapon system *
FN MAG The FN MAG (, , ) is a Belgian 7.62 mm calibre, 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, Fabrique Nationale (FN) by Ernest Vervier. It has been used by more than 80 countries and it h ...
* PK machine gun * PKP machine gun *
M2 Browning The M2 machine gun or Browning .50-caliber machine gun (informally, "Ma Deuce") is a heavy machine gun that was designed near the end of World War I by John Browning. While similar to Browning's M1919 Browning machine gun, which was chambered ...
* RPG-7 * Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle


Others

Apart from the combat and maneuver forces, the MNDF also consists of: * Support services ** Service corps ** Defence intelligence service ** Medical corps ** Adjutant general's corps * Functional commands **
Special Forces Special forces or special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equip ...
** Special protection service ** Ordnance service ** MNDF Marine Corps Special Operations Group ** MNDF Coast Guard Special Boat Squadron


Rank structure

The ranking system of the MNDF is based on the traditional British military system and U.S. military system. The highest flag rank ever awarded was that of
lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was norma ...
, in a non-military capacity to the previous Defence Minister Abdul Sattar, although the president being the commander in chief also holds the rank of general in a non-military capacity.


Serving general officers

* Major General Ibrahim Hilmy - Chief of Defence Force * Brigadier General Ahmed Ghiyas Vice Chief of Defence Force * Brigadier General Ismail Shareef - Commander, MNDF Northern Area Command * Brigadier General Abdulla Zuhury - Commandant, MNDF Fire and Rescue Service * Brigadier General Dr. Ali Shahid Mohamed - Surgeon General, MNDF Medical Corps * Brigadier General Abdul Rauf - Commandant, MNDF Air Corps * Brigadier General Ibrahim Rasheed - Commander, MNDF Male' Area Command * Brigadier General Mohamed Ibrahim - Defence Advisor, High Commission of Maldives - India * Brigadier General Abdulla Ibrahim - Adjutant General * Brigadier General Hassan Shahid - Director General, J3 IHQ * Brigadier General Mohamed Saleem - Commandant, Coast Guard * Brigadier General Hussain Ibrahim - Director General, DIDC


Retired general officers

*
Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was norma ...
Ambaree Abdul Sattar (Deputy Commander in Chief of Armed Forces from 21 April 1992 – 1 January 1996) * Major General Mohamed Zahir (Chief of Defence Force from 1 January 1996 – 18 Nov 2008) * Major General Moosa Ali Jaleel (Chief of Defence Force from 18 Nov 2008 – 7 February 2012 ) * Major General Adam Zahir (Commissioner of Police) * Major General Ahmed Shiyam (Former Chief of Defence Force) * Brigadier General Ahmed Shahid (Former Vice Chief of Defence Force) * Brigadier General Farhath Shaheer (Former Vice Chief of Defence Force) * Brigadier General Ahmed Shahid (Former Vice Chief of Defence Force) * Brigadier General Ahmed Naeem Mohamed * Brigadier General Zakariyya Mansoor - Director General of Counter-Terrorism, Ministry of Defence * Brigadier General Ibrahim Mohamed Didi * Brigadier General Ahmed Mohamed (former Vice Chief of Defence Force ) * Brigadier General Ali Zuhair (former commander of
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) *
Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was norma ...
Abdulla Shamaal ( Former Chief of Defence Force) * Major General Hamid Shafeeq (Former Commandant, MNDF Service Corps) * Major General Wais Waheed (Former Commandant, MNDF Marine Corps) *
Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was norma ...
Abdul Raheem Abdul Latheef (Former Chief of Defence Force) * Brigadier General Mohamed Shareef (Former Commandant of MNDF fire and rescue)


Dismissed general officers

*
Colonel Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
Ahmed Nilam


Notes

* Ambaree Abdul Sattar is the first person to have held
lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was norma ...
rank and also served as the Minister of State for Defence. * Adam Zahir held the rank of major General from 29 April 2004 to 1 September 2004 prior to the appointment as Commissioner at Maldives Police Service. *
Colonel Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
Ahmed Nilam held the rank of brigadier general before he was demoted and dismissed from the service. He was dismissed for failing to act according to the responsibilities, conduct and rules of MNDF. * Moosa Ali Jaleel is the only person who have served as both the
Minister of Defence A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...
and Chief of Defence Force. * Abdul Raheem Abdul Latheef held the CDF post for the shortest tenure (From 17 November 2023 - 17 April 2024) due to compulsory retirement upon reaching 60 years of age as per MNDF Act. He previously served as the Vice Chief of Defence Force from 11 December 2018 to 17 November 2023


See also

* MNDF Coast Guard *
MNDF Marine Corps The MNDF Marine Corps are frontline ground combat force of the Maldives National Defence Force Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF; ) is the military, national military responsible for defending the national security, security and sovere ...
* MNDF Special Forces * Maldives Police Service * MNDF Air Corps


References


Notes


External links

* {{National intelligence agencies Law enforcement in the Maldives Military of the Maldives