Chairman of the General Staff

The Chairman Of the General Staff Of the Armed Forces (abbreviated COGS) also known as the "Chief of the General Staff" is second in command after the Defense Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and head of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces.

Chairman of the General Staff
رئاسة هيئة الأركان العامة للقوات المسلحة
Incumbent
Air Chief Marshal Fayyadh al-Ruwaili, RSAF
since 26 February 2018
Ministry of Defense
TypeChief of defence
StatusHighest-ranking (within MoD)
AbbreviationCOGS
Member ofGeneral Staff Presidency
Council of Military Service
NominatorMinister of Defence
AppointerKing of Saudi Arabia
Term lengthNo fixed length
PrecursorMilitary Affairs Director
Formation29 September 1939 (1939-09-29)
First holderMohammad 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
No. ChairmanTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Abdelkader, Mohammed TarekMajor General
Mohammad Tarek Abdelkader
(c. 1886–1965)		193919411–2 years
2
Al-Tayyar, Ja'farBrigadier general
Ja'far Al Tayyar
(18??–1944)		194119442–3 years
3
Al-Sharif, Mohsen bin Al-HusseinBrigadier general
Al-Sheriff Mohsen al-Hussein
(1???–1968)		194419494 years
4
Al-Kurdi, Said bin AbdullahBrigadier general
Said al-Kurdi
(189?–1964)		194919577 years
5
Al-Issa, Abdullah bin SulaimanMajor General
Abdullah al-Issa
(18??–19??)		195719591–2 years
6
Al-Tassan, Ibrahim bin SalehLieutenant General
Ibrahim al-Tassan
(18??–c. 1963)		195919622–3 years
7
Al-Mutlaq, Abdullah bin AliGeneral
Abdullah al-Mutlaq		196219718–9 years
8
Shammemry, Hamad bin MohammedGeneral
Hamad Shammemry		197119753–4 years
9
Al Hamid, Othman bin MohammedGeneral
Othman Al Hamid		197519804–5 years
10
Al-Hamad, Mohammed bin SalehGeneral
Mohammed al-Hamad		1980199616–17 years
11
Al-Muhaya, Saleh bin AliGeneral
Saleh al-Mahaya
(born 1939)		1996201114–15 years
12
Al-Qabil, Hussein bin AbdullahGeneral
Hussein al-Qabil		201120142–3 years
13
al-Bunyan, Abdul Rahman bin SalehGeneral
Abdulrahman al-Bunyan		201420183–4 years
14
Al-Ruwaili, FayyadhAir Chief Marshal
Fayyadh al-Ruwaili
(born 1958)		26 February 2018Incumbent2 years, 344 days

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.
  • MoD (official website)
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