Turki Al-Maliki

Turki Al-Maliki was born in Taif in 1974, and received his bachelor’s degree in air sciences from King Faisal Air Academy with distinction in 1997. He earned a master’s degree in military studies in 2015. Al-Malki undertook his studies in aviation at the American Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, where he completed training in T-34, T-39 and T-2 aircraft. He graduated in 2000 and worked at King Abdul Aziz Air Base on the F-15S aircraft in Dhahran, and at King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait.[2]

After that, he moved to work under the leadership of the Royal Saudi Air Force in the Plans and Operations Department and held several positions. During his military service, he took many courses, including: the foundation and advanced course on F-15s and courses in electronic warfare, airspace management, air operations planning, air defense operations, the squadron commanders course, the prevention course against weapons of mass destruction, in addition to courses in international humanitarian law on armed conflict.[3]

On July 27, 2017, the Saudi Ministry of Defense announced the appointment of Colonel Turki Al-Maliki as the spokesman for the Arab Coalition to Support Legitimacy, succeeding Major General Ahmed Asiri, who was the head of the mission since the start of the military operation led by the Saudi Armed Forces in Yemen, the start of Operation Decisive Storm, and then Operation Restore Hope In Yemen.[4]