Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces
The Office of Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces is the authority responsible for the coordination of multiple aspects related to operations, training, qualifications, services, media and the dissemination of military culture throughout the Sultan's Armed Forces in Oman. A number of the joint military institutions in the Sultan’s Armed Forces fall within its purview.
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| Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces | |
| Reports to | The Sultan |
| Appointer | The Sultan of Oman |
| Formation | 1979 (Chief of Defense Staff) 1987 (Chief of Staff) |
| First holder | General Sir Timothy May Creasey |
| Website | www |
Historical background
editIn 1955, the first central administrative command was formed of what was then known as the Muscat Armed Forces. The Muscat Infantry Commander was appointed as the Administrative Commander of all of the armed forces at the time. This was followed on 23 April 1958 by the appointment of a commander of the Sultan's Armed Forces. December 11, 1975 marked the occasion of the formal end of military operations after the Sultan’s Armed Forces successfully achieved lasting peace, security and stability in the Governorate of Dhofar. Shortly afterwards, planning was initiated to restructure the Defence Forces.
In 1976, the Sultan’s Armed Forces was reorganized into separate land, air and sea forces, with respective commanders for each service. The position of Commander of the Sultan’s Armed Forces was henceforth abolished which represented a major reappraisal of how the Defence Forces would be organized going forward. Subsequently, in 1979, the position of Chief of Defence Staff was created, although the first incumbent of this post, General Sir Timothy May Creasey, was not appointed until 5 August 1981. In 1987, the Ministry of Defence underwent further restructuring, resulting in the post of Chief of Defence Staff being replaced by Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces.[1]
List of Office Holders
edit| Name | Term Start | Term End |
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| General Sir Timothy May Creasey[2] | August 5, 1981 | December 1984 |
| Lieutenant General Sir John Peter Barry Condliffe Watts[3] | 1984 | 1987 |
| Lieutenant General Hamid bin Said bin Mohammed Al Aufi[1] | March 26, 1987 | December 12, 1990 |
| Lieutenant General Khamis bin Hamad bin Salim Al Kalbani[1] | December 12, 1990 | June 21, 2003 |
| Lieutenant General Ahmed bin Harith bin Nasser Al Nabhani[1] | July 8, 2003 | January 18, 2021 |
| Vice Admiral Abdullah bin Khamis bin Abdullah Al Raisi[1] | January 18, 2021 | Incumbent |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Office of the Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces". Ministry of Defense of Oman.
- ^ "General Sir Timothy Creasey (Hansard, 19 July 1984)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "Lieutenant-General Sir John Watts". The Telegraph. 2003-12-15. Retrieved 2024-08-23.