Chairman of the General Staff
| Chairman of the General Staff | |
|---|---|
| رئاسة هيئة الأركان العامة للقوات المسلحة | |
 | |
 Ministry of Defense | |
| Type | Chief of defence |
| Status | Highest-ranking (within MoD) |
| Abbreviation | COGS |
| Member of | General Staff Presidency |
| Nominator | Minister of Defence |
| Appointer | King of Saudi Arabia |
| Term length | No fixed length |
| Precursor | Military Affairs Director |
| Formation | 29 September 1939 |
| First holder | |
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 Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and head of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces.
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. | Portrait | Chairman | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major General (c. 1886–1965) | 1939 | 1941 | 1–2 years | |
| 2 | Brigadier general (18??–1944) | 1941 | 1944 | 2–3 years | |
| 3 | Brigadier general Al-Sheriff (1???–1968) | 1944 | 1949 | 4 years | |
| 4 | Brigadier general (1896–1964) | 1949 | 1957 | 7 years | |
| 5 | Major General (18??–19??) | 1957 | 1959 | 1–2 years | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General (18??–c. 1963) | 1959 | 1962 | 2–3 years | |
| 7 | General | 1962 | 1971 | 8–9 years | |
| 8 | General | 1971 | 1975 | 3–4 years | |
| 9 | General | 1975 | 1980 | 4–5 years | |
| 10 | General | 1980 | 1996 | 16–17 years | |
| 11 | General Saleh al-Mahaya (born 1939) | 1996 | 2011 | 14–15 years | |
| 12 | General | 2011 | 2014 | 2–3 years | |
| 13 | General | 2014 | 2018 | 3–4 years | |
| 14 | Air Chief Marshal Fayyadh al-Ruwaili (born 1958) | 26 February 2018 | Incumbent | 4 years, 3 days |
![Mohammad Tarek Abdelkader [ar]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png)
![Abdulrahman al-Bunyan [ar]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Abdulrahman_bin_Saleh_al-Bunyan_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Abdulrahman_bin_Saleh_al-Bunyan_%28cropped%29.jpg)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "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[]
- MoD (official website)
 | Fayyadh al-Ruwaili (incumbent) · · · Saleh al-Muhaya · · · · · · (acting) (acting) · (acting) · (acting) · (acting) |
|---|---|
 General Staff Presidency ↔ Chiefs of staff ↔ Uniformed services of the Arabian Kingdom ↔ Military of Saudi Arabia | |
 Military of Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|
| Defense | |
| Guard |
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| Security | |
Categories:
- General Staff Presidency
- Military chiefs of staff
- Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia
- Staff (military)
- Chiefs of defence