The Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: Ministarstvo odbrane Bosne i Hercegovine / Министарство одбране Босне и Херцеговине) is the governmental department in charge of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina and protection of Bosnia and Herzegovina from invasion and threats.

[1][2][3] After the signing of the Dayton Agreement and the end of the Bosnian War, the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was formed by merging the Croatian Defence Council (Ministry of Defence of Herzeg-Bosnia) with the Bosniak Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina).

[4] Ten years later, on 1 December 2005, the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina were formed by merging the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Army of Republika Srpska, under one ministry.

Since 25 January 2023, Zukan Helez (SDP BiH) has been serving as Defence Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

[5] The Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of eight sectors and six offices, three of which are religious services.