The Ministry of War (also commonly translated as the "Military Ministry" () or Board) was created 1744 to unify the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces under one administrative structure. In 1933 it was renamed as the "Defense Agency" under the Ministry of Finance and headed by a Director-General. A few years later, the Agency was renamed as the Ministry of Defense.
Ministers Portrait Name Tenure 1 Abdulaziz bin Muhammad 1745–1765 2 Abdullah bin Muhammad 1765–1773 3 Saud al-Kabeer 1773–1803 4 Abdullah bin Saud 1803–1814 5 Mishari bin Saud 1814–1816 6 Faisal bin Saud 1816–1818 7 Turki bin Abdullah 1819–1828 8 Faisal bin Turki 1828–1838 9 Khalid bin Saud 1838–1841 10 Abdullah bin Thunayan 1841–1843 11 Abdullah al-Faisal 1843–1845 12 Galloway bin Turki 1845–1850 13 Saud al-Faisal 1850–1868 14 Muhammad al-Faisal 1868–1875 15 Abdul Rahman bin Faisal 1875–1886 16 Faisal bin Abdul Rahman 1886–1889 17 Khalid bin Abdul Rahman 1889–1891 18 Fahd bin Abdul Rahman 1891–1901 19 Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman 1901–1921 20 Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman 1921–1933
See also Ministry of Defense General Staff Presidency
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