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 | |
|---|---|
| رئاسة هيئة الأركان العامة للقوات المسلحة | |
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 Ministry of Defense | |
| 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
edit| No. | Portrait | Chairman | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major General Muhammad Tariq Abd al-Qadir al-Afriqi (c. 1886–1965) | 1939 | 1941 | 1–2 years | |
| 2 | Brigadier general Ja'far Al Tayyar (18??–1944) | 1941 | 1944 | 2–3 years | |
| 3 | Brigadier general Al-Sheriff Mohsen al-Hussein (1908–1968) | 1944 | 1949 | 4 years | |
| 4 | Brigadier general Said al-Kurdi (1896–1964) | 1949 | 1957 | 7 years | |
| 5 | Major General Abdullah al-Issa (1924–1975) | 1957 | 1959 | 1–2 years | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Ibrahim al-Tassan (1???–1963) | 1959 | 1962 | 2–3 years | |
| 7 | General Abdullah al-Mutlaq (19??–2015) | 1962 | 1971 | 8–9 years | |
| 8 | General Hamad Shammemry (1919–2016) | 1971 | 1975 | 3–4 years | |
| 9 | General Othman Al Hamid (c. 1923–2004) | 1975 | 1980 | 4–5 years | |
| 10 | General Mohammed al-Hamad (19??–2010) | 1980 | 1996 | 16–17 years | |
| 11 | General Saleh al-Mahaya (born 1939) | 1996 | 2011 | 14–15 years | |
| 12 | General Hussein al-Qabil (born 1942) | 2011 | 2014 | 2–3 years | |
| 13 | General Abdulrahman al-Bunyan | 2014 | 2018 | 3–4 years | |
| 14 | Air Chief Marshal Fayyadh al-Ruwaili (born 1958) | 26 February 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 280 days |
![Abdulrahman al-Bunyan [ar]](/wiki/File:Abdulrahman_bin_Saleh_al-Bunyan_(cropped).jpg)
See also
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References
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)