Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
The Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Arabic: القوات المسلحة للجماهيرية العربية الليبية) consisted of the Libyan Army, Libyan Air Force and the Libyan Navy and other services including the People's Militia. In November 2010, before the 2011 Libyan Civil War, the total number of Libyan personnel was estimated at 760,000 though that war wore the military's numbers away. There was no separate defence ministry; all defence activities were centralised under Muammar Gaddafi. There was a High Command of the Armed Forces (al-Qiyada al-ulya lil-quwwat al-musallaha). Arms production was limited and manufacturers were state-owned. Colonel Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr was the last minister of defence of the Gaddafi-era military.
| Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | |
|---|---|
| القوات المسلحة للجماهيرية العربية الليبية | |
Coat of arms of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Disbanded | 2011 |
| Service branches | Libyan Army Libyan Air Force Libyan Navy People's Militia |
| Headquarters | Tripoli |
| Leadership | |
| Brotherly Leader | Muammar Gaddafi |
| Minister of Defence | Adam al-Hawaz (first) Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr (last) |
| Personnel | |
| Conscription | 18 months |
| Active personnel | 780,000 |
| Reserve personnel | 900,000+ |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $1.90 billion (2008 est.) |
| Percent of GDP | 1.9% (2008 est.) |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Libya Six-Day War 1969 coup d'état Yom Kippur War Egyptian–Libyan War Uganda–Tanzania War Chadian–Libyan War Gulf of Sidra incidents 2011 Libyan Civil War |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Libya |
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