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Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan resigned from his post on November 16, 2020 in a sign of political fallout in the ex-Soviet republic after a ceasefire in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict that locked in territorial gains for Azerbaijan.

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Cho Sun Hui replaced Ri Son Gwon to became first female Foreign Minister of North Korea on 11 June 2022.

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Nobuo Kishi became Minister of Defense since September 2020.

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Andrey Belousov is current serving as the Minister of Defence in Russia 

Appointed in May 2024

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Yaşar Güler is a Turkish general who currently serves as the Minister of National Defense since 4 June 2023.

He previously served as the 30th Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces from 2018 to 2023.

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 Khalid bin Salman is the current Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia since September 2022.

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Waker uz Zaman is the current Army Chief of Bangladesh.

Appointment Date: 23 June 2024

Following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024 in the wake of major protests, Waker-uz-Zaman formed an interim government.

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Annalena Baerbock became German FM: December 2021.

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Dmytro Kuleba became Ukraine FM: 4 March 2020

Dmytro Kuleba replaced Vadym Prystaiko. 

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Mevlut Cavusoglu became FM Turkey in: November 2015

Mevlut Cavusoglu replaced Feridun Sinirlioglu