The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Somaliland (MoD) (; ) is a department of the Government of Somaliland responsible for the Somaliland Armed Forces and implementing the defence policy set by Government of Somaliland. The Defence Minister is a member of the Somaliland cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Defence. In this role, they exercise day-to-day administrative and operational authority over the armed forces. The current Minister of Defence is Mohamed Yusuf Ali Ahmed.
In 1914, the Somaliland Camel Corps was formed in the British Somaliland protectorate and saw service before, during, and after the Italian invasion of the territory during World War II.
The sub of Somaliland army in Somaliland has long operated without a formal rank structure. However, in December 2012, Somaliland defence ministry announced that a chain of command had been developed and would be implemented by January 2013.