Commander of Royal Air Force (Saudi Arabia)

The Commander of Royal Air Force, is the top most authority in the Royal Saudi Air Force.

Commander of the Royal Air Force
Incumbent
Lt. General Turki bin Bandar
since 26 February 2018
R.S. Air Forces
StyleHis Excellency
Member ofGeneral Staff Presidency
Higher Officers Committee
Reports toChairman of General Staff
Term lengthNo fixed length
WebsiteOfficial website

Commanders
  • Air Force Director
  1. Captain Abdullah al-Mandili
  2. Major Rashid al-Saleh
  3. Major General Ibrahim al-Tassan (1950–1959)
  • Commander of the Air Force
  1. Lieutenant General Asaad Abdelaziz al-Zuhair acting (1959–1966)
  2. Major General Hashim bin Said Hashim (1966–1972)
Commander of the Saudi Royal Air Force
No. Portrait CommanderTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
al-Zuhair, AsaadLieutenant General
Asaad Abdelaziz al-Zuhair
(1929–?)		19721 January 19807–8 years[1][2]
2
Suleiman, MohammedLieutenant General
Mohammed Sabri Suleiman		1 January 198019843–4 years[1]
3
al-Hamdan, AbdullahLieutenant General
Abdullah bin AbdulAziz al-Hamdan		198419872–3 years[1]
4
Behery, AhmedLieutenant General
Ahmed Ibrahim Behery		1987March 19968–9 years[1]
5
al-Henadi, AbdulLieutenant General
Abdul Aziz bin Mohammad al-Henadi		March 19964 April 20048 years[1]
6
al-Faisal, AbdulrahmanLieutenant General
Prince Abdulrahman al-Faisal		4 April 200416 June 20106 years[1][3]
7
al-Ayesh, MohammedLieutenant General
Mohammed Al-Ayesh		16 June 201010 May 20132 years[1][4]
8
al-Ruwaili, FayyadhLieutenant General
Fayyadh Al Ruwaili
(born 1958)		10 May 201314 May 20141 years[1][4][5]
9
al-Shaalan, MuhammadLieutenant General
Muhammad Al Shaalan
(?–2015)		14 May 201410 June 2015 †1 years[1][6]
10
al-Otaibi, MohammedMajor General
Mohammed al-Otaibi		10 June 201526 February 20182 years[1][7][8][9]
11
al-Saud, TurkiLieutenant General
Prince Turki bin Bandar		26 February 2018Incumbent2 years[1][9][10]

See also

Notes

    References
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    2. Islam, Wael (13 April 2012). "الفريق الزهير: قفزت في الملجأ.. واستشهد الغامدي .. وخسرنا 20 طائرة". al-madina.com (in Arabic). Al-Madina. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
    3. "King Fahd appoints Commander of Air Force – SAMIRAD (Saudi Arabia Market Information Resource)". Saudinf.com. 5 April 2004. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
    4. Mystery surrounds death of Saudi chief of staff Archived 3 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Arabian Aerospace. Published 25 June 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
    5. Saudi Lt-General Fayyadh Al-Ruwaili, new RSAF Commander Archived 10 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Tactical Report. Published 13 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
    6. "Saudi Lt-General Mohammad Al-Shaalan, new RSAF Commander". Tacticalreport.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
    7. Saudi Major-General Al-Ghamdi, Acting RSAF Commander Archived 22 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Published 24 June 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
    8. Boeing F15-SA Fighter Jet Joins Royal Saudi Air Force Fleet Archived 28 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Defense World. Published 25 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
    9. O'Connor, Tom (26 February 2018). Saudi Arabia Changes Government Up, Switching Top Military Leader Amid Yemen War Struggle Archived 27 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Newsweek. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
    10. "السيرة الذاتية لصاحب السمو الملكي قائد القوات الجوية". mod.gov.sa (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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