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.
Chairman of the General Staff | |
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رئاسة هيئة الأركان العامة للقوات المسلحة | |
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since 26 February 2018 | |
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Type | Chief of defence |
Status | Highest-ranking (within MoD) |
Abbreviation | COGS |
Member of | General Staff Presidency Council of Military Service |
Nominator | Minister of Defence |
Appointer | King of Saudi Arabia |
Term length | No fixed length |
Precursor | Military Affairs Director |
Formation | 29 September 1939 |
First holder | Mohammad Tarek Abdelkader |
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
editNo. | Portrait | Chairman | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Mohammad Tarek Abdelkader (c. 1886–1965) | Major General1939 | 1941 | 1–2 years | |
2 | Ja'far Al Tayyar (18??–1944) | Brigadier general1941 | 1944 | 2–3 years | |
3 | Al-Sheriff Mohsen al-Hussein (1908–1968) | Brigadier general1944 | 1949 | 4 years | |
4 | Said al-Kurdi (1896–1964) | Brigadier general1949 | 1957 | 7 years | |
5 | Abdullah al-Issa (1924–1975) | Major General1957 | 1959 | 1–2 years | |
6 | Ibrahim al-Tassan (1???–1963) | Lieutenant General1959 | 1962 | 2–3 years | |
7 | Abdullah al-Mutlaq (19??–2015) | General1962 | 1971 | 8–9 years | |
8 | Hamad Shammemry (1919–2016) | General1971 | 1975 | 3–4 years | |
9 | Othman Al Hamid (c. 1923–2004) | General1975 | 1980 | 4–5 years | |
10 | Mohammed al-Hamad (19??–2010) | General1980 | 1996 | 16–17 years | |
11 | Saleh al-Mahaya (born 1939) | General1996 | 2011 | 14–15 years | |
12 | Hussein al-Qabil (born 1942) | General2011 | 2014 | 2–3 years | |
13 | Abdulrahman al-Bunyan | General2014 | 2018 | 3–4 years | |
14 | Fayyadh al-Ruwaili (born 1958) | Air Chief Marshal26 February 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 170 days |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
External links
edit- MoD (official website)