Chairman of the General Staff

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Chairman of the General Staff
رئاسة هيئة الأركان العامة للقوات المسلحة
Chief of General Staff flag of the Saudi Armed Forces.svg
Fayyadh Al Ruwaili.jpg
Incumbent
Air Chief Marshal Fayyadh al-Ruwaili, RSAF
since 26 February 2018
Flag the Saudi Arabia Defense Minister.png Ministry of Defense
Type Chief of defence
Status Highest-ranking (within MoD)
AbbreviationCOGS
Member of General Staff Presidency
Council of Military Service
Nominator Minister of Defence
Appointer King of Saudi Arabia
Term length No fixed length
PrecursorMilitary Affairs Director
Formation29 September 1939 (1939-09-29)
First holder Mohammad Tarek Abdelkader  [ ar ]

The Chairman of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (abbreviated COGS) also known as the "Chief of the General Staff" is the chief and highest ranking officer of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces.

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He usually holds the highest military rank within the Ministry of Defense. The current Chairman is Air Chief Marshal Fayyadh al-Ruwaili, who succeeded General Abdulrahman al-Bunian in February 2018. [1]

List of chairmen

No.PortraitChairmanTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branch
1
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Abdelkader, Mohammed Tarek Major General
Muhammad Tariq Abd al-Qadir al-Afriqi
(c. 1886–1965)		193919411–2 years Royal Saudi Land Forces.png
Land Forces
2
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Al-Tayyar, Ja'far Brigadier general
Ja'far Al Tayyar
(18??–1944)		194119442–3 years Royal Saudi Land Forces.png
Land Forces
3
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Al-Sharif, Mohsen bin Al-HusseinBrigadier general
Al-Sheriff Mohsen al-Hussein  [ ar ]
(1908–1968)		194419494 years Royal Saudi Land Forces.png
Land Forces
4
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Al-Kurdi, Said bin AbdullahBrigadier general
Said al-Kurdi  [ ar ]
(1896–1964)		194919577 years Royal Saudi Land Forces.png
Land Forces
5
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Al-Issa, Abdullah bin SulaimanMajor General
Abdullah al-Issa  [ ar ]
(1924–1975)		195719591–2 years Royal Saudi Land Forces.png
Land Forces
6
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Al-Tassan, Ibrahim bin Saleh Lieutenant General
Ibrahim al-Tassan  [ ar ]
(1???–1963)		195919622–3 years Royal Saudi Land Forces.png
Land Forces
7
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Al-Mutlaq, Abdullah bin Ali General
Abdullah al-Mutlaq  [ ar ]
(19??–2015)		196219718–9 years Royal Saudi Land Forces.png
Land Forces
8
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Shammemry, Hamad bin MohammedGeneral
Hamad Shammemry  [ ar ]
(1919–2016)		197119753–4 years Royal Saudi Land Forces.png
Land Forces
9
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Al Hamid, Othman bin MohammedGeneral
Othman Al Hamid  [ ar ]
(c. 1923–2004)		197519804–5 years Royal Saudi Land Forces.png
Land Forces
10
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Al-Hamad, Mohammed bin SalehGeneral
Mohammed al-Hamad  [ ar ]
(19??–2010)		1980199616–17 years Royal Saudi Land Forces.png
Land Forces
11
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Al-Muhaya, Saleh bin AliGeneral
Saleh al-Mahaya
(born 1939)		1996201114–15 years Royal Saudi Land Forces.png
Land Forces
12
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Al-Qabil, Hussein bin AbdullahGeneral
Hussein al-Qabil  [ ar ]
(born 1942)		201120142–3 years Royal Saudi Land Forces.png
Land Forces
13
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al-Bunyan, Abdul Rahman bin SalehGeneral
Abdulrahman al-Bunyan  [ ar ]		201420183–4 years Royal Saudi Land Forces.png
Land Forces
14
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Al-Ruwaili, Fayyadh Air Chief Marshal
Fayyadh al-Ruwaili
(born 1958)		26 February 2018Incumbent7 years, 20 days Royal Saudi Air Force embelm.svg
Air Force

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley's Meeting with Saudi Arabia Chief of General Staff Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili". airuniversity.af.edu. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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