| Chief of the Defence Forces | |
|---|---|
| Chefe Estado Maior General Forças Armadas | |
 Flag of the Timor-Leste Defence Force | |
 IncumbentLieutenant General Falur Rate Laek since 28 January 2022 | |
| Ministry for Defence and Security | |
| Member of | Timor-Leste Defence Force |
| Reports to | Minister for Defence and Security |
| Residence | Dili, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste |
| Formation | 20 May, 2002 |
| First holder | Taur Matan Ruak |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief of the Defence Force |
The Chief of the Defence Forces (Portuguese: Chefe Estado Maior General Forças Armadas) is the head of the Timor-Leste Defence Force. They are responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Timor-Leste military. The current chief is Falur Rate Laek [id], succeeding Lere Anan Timur.
Falintil
| Commander of Falintil | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Photo | Name | Start Date | End Date | Ref | ||
| 1 | Rogério Lobato | 20 Aug 1975 | |||||
| 2 | Fernando do Carmo | 7 Dec 1975 | |||||
| 3 | Nicolau dos Reis Lobato | May 1976 | 31 Dec 1978 | ||||
| 4 | 
|
Xanana Gusmão | 1981 | 20 Nov 1992 | |||
| 5 | Ma'huno Bulerek Karathayano | 1992 | 5 April 1993 | ||||
| 6 | Nino Konis Santana | April 1993 | 11 Mar 1998 | ||||
| 7 | 
|
Taur Matan Ruak | 1998 | 1 Feb 2001 | |||
List
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 | Ruak, TaurMajor general Taur Matan Ruak (born 1956) | 20 May 2002 | 1 September 2011 | 9 years, 104 days | |
| 2 |
 | Timur, LereLieutenant general Lere Anan Timur (born 1952) | 6 October 2011 | 28 January 2022 | 10 years, 114 days | |
| 3 |
| Laek, FalurLieutenant general Falur Rate Laek [id] (born 1955) | 28 January 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 341 days |
References
- "Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of January 21st, 2022". timor-leste.gov.tl. Government of Timor-Leste. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- Merangkap President of Timor-Leste
- "TAUR MATAN RUAK". timor-leste.gov.tl. Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- "New Major-General of the F-FDTL takes office". timor-leste.gov.tl. Government of Timor-Leste. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- "Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of January 21st, 2022". timor-leste.gov.tl. Government of Timor-Leste. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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