Fayyadh al-Ruwaili | |
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Born | Turaif, Northern Borders, K.S.A | 27 April 1958
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Commands held | Chairman of the General Staff Deputy Chief of the Saudi general staff Royal Saudi Air Force Commander [1] |
Fayyadh bin Hamed bin Raqed Al Ruwaili (born 27 April 1958) [2] is a Saudi Arabian pilot and general who has served as the commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) on two occasions, most recently since a shakeup of the military high command on 26 February 2018 by King Salman. [3] Before that he served as the commander of the RSAF from 10 May 2013 [4] [5] until 14 May 2014. [6] In between that, from 2014 [2] until his new re-appointment in 2018 as RSAF commander, time he served as the deputy chief of the Saudi general staff. [7] Al Ruwaili hails from a merchant family near the Red Sea. [2]
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