World War I Ilija Gojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Гојковић[needs IPA]; 2 August 1854 – 15 February 1917) was a Serbian military commander and Minister of Defence.

Gojković was the Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Serbia from 4 March 1910 to 24 February 1911.

He commanded Morava division 1st ban during the Battle of Cer and was criticized by the commander of the 2nd army, general Stepa Stepanović for lackluster performance on the first day of the battle, but performed well thereafter and contributed significantly to the Serbian victory.

Gojković refused to surrender and was killed while shooting back at the torpedo boat.

[2] Gojković was the highest ranking member of the Serbian Army that died in combat during the First World War.