Fayyadh Al Ruwaili

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Fayyadh al-Ruwaili
Fayyadh Al Ruwaili.jpg
Born (1958-04-27) 27 April 1958 (age 66)
Turaif, Northern Borders, K.S.A.
AllegianceFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Service / branchEnsign of the Royal Saudi Air Force.svg  Royal Saudi Air Force
Rank 17.RSAF-GEN.svg Air chief marshal
Commands Chairman of the General Staff
Deputy Chairman of the General Staff
Royal Saudi Air Force [1]
Battles / wars Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war

Air Chief Marshal [2] Fayyadh bin Hamed bin Raqed Al Ruwaili (born 27 April 1958) [3] is a Royal Saudi Air Force officer who has served as the Chairman of the General Staff of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces since 2018. [4] Before that, he served as Deputy Chairman of the General Staff from 2014 to 2018 [5] and as Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force from 2013 [6] [7] to 2014. [8]

Biography

Al Ruwaili was born on 27 April 1958 to a merchant family near the Red Sea. [3]

He was appointed as Deputy Chairman of the General Staff in May 2014 during a reshuffle of the Saudi Arabian military command by King Abdullah. His selection of new commanders reflected a realignment of the kingdom's military to focus on strategic directions of defense. Al Ruwaili, being from the Red Sea coast, was seen as "overlooking" Egypt. [3]

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References

  1. "Past and present leadership- COGS". mod.gov.sa. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. "Chairman of the General Staff Air Chief Marshal Fayyadh Al Ruwaili, right, conducts walkthrough of medical training exercises at the first Multinational Medical Response Training in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 11-13, 2024". US CENTCOM.
  3. 1 2 3 Karasik, Theodore (18 May 2014). Hagel and the GCC: Partnership and a Saudi military sweep. Al Arabiya . Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. "Focus on Saudi chief Al-Ruwaili". Gulf States Newsletter. 21 September 2018.
  5. Saudi Lt-General Al-Ruwaili and meetings in Washington. Tactical Report. Published 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  6. Al-Ruwaili new air force chief. Arab News. Published 11 May 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  7. MAJ. GEN. FAYYADH AL-RUWAILI PROMOTED TO COMMANDER OF ROYAL SAUDI AIR FORCE.. State News Service. Published 10 May 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  8. Saudi Lt-General Mohammad Al-Shaalan, new RSAF Commander. Tactical Report. Published 21 May 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force
2013–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by
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Deputy Chairman of the General Staff
2014–2018
Succeeded by
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Preceded by Chairman of the General Staff
2018–present
Incumbent