In 1996 he also became Minister of Defence, succeeding Sultan Sosnaliyev, a position he held until 2002 when he was succeeded by later Prime Minister and Vice President Raul Khadjimba.
Sultan | sultan | Tipu Sultan | Sultan Ibrahim | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi | Sultan of Kelantan | Sultan Kudarat | Larry Sultan | Sultan of Terengganu | Donald Sultan | Daniel Isom Sultan | Sultan of Perak | Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan | Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah | Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan | Ibrahim Sultan Ali | HMS Sultan (establishment) | HMS ''Sultan'' | HMS Sultan | The Sultan's Emissary | Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge | Sultan Rahi | Sultan of Johor | Sultan Ibragimov | Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan | Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood | Sultan Ali Shah | Sultan Abu Bakar |