Chairman of the General Staff
{{Short description|Head of the armed forces of Saudi Arabia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Chairman
| body = the General Staff
| native_name = رئاسة هيئة الأركان العامة للقوات المسلحة
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| flag = Chief of General Staff flag of the Saudi Armed Forces.svg
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| image = Fayyadh Al Ruwaili.jpg
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| incumbent = Air Chief Marshal Fayyadh al-Ruwaili, RSAF
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| incumbentsince = 26 February 2018
| department = {{flagicon image|Flag the Saudi Arabia Defense Minister.png}} Ministry of Defense
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| type = Chief of defence
| status = Highest-ranking {{small|(within MoD)}}
| abbreviation = COGS
| member_of = General Staff Presidency
Council of Military Service
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| nominator = Minister of Defence
| appointer = King of Saudi Arabia
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| termlength = No fixed length
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| precursor = Military Affairs Director
| formation = {{start date|1939|09|29|df=y}}
| first = {{ill|Mohammad Tarek Abdelkader|ar|محمد طارق عبد القادر الأفريقي}}
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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.
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.{{Cite web
|url= http://www.airuniversity.af.edu/News/Display/Article/2026610/readout-of-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff-gen-milleys-meeting-with-saudi/
|title=Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley’s Meeting with Saudi Arabia Chief of General Staff Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili
|work=airuniversity.af.edu
|accessdate=26 November 2019}}
List of chairmen
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| officeholder_title = Chairman
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 1
| image = محمد طارق الإفريقي.jpg
| military_rank = Major General
| officeholder = Muhammad Tariq Abd al-Qadir al-Afriqi
| officeholder_sort = Abdelkader, Mohammed Tarek
| born_year = {{circa|1886}}
| died_year = 1965
| term_start = 1939
| term_end = 1941
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1939|1941}} years
| defence_branch = {{army|Saudi Arabia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 2
| image =
| military_rank = Brigadier general
| officeholder = Ja'far Al Tayyar
| officeholder_sort = Al-Tayyar, Ja'far
| born_year = 18??
| died_year = 1944
| term_start = 1941
| term_end = 1944
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1941|1944}} years
| defence_branch = {{army|Saudi Arabia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 3
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| military_rank = Brigadier general
| officeholder = Al-Sheriff {{ill|Mohsen al-Hussein|ar|محسن بن الحسين}}
| officeholder_sort = Al-Sharif, Mohsen bin Al-Hussein
| born_year = 1908
| died_year = 1968
| term_start = 1944
| term_end = 1949
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1944|10|22|1949|04|30}} years
| defence_branch = {{army|Saudi Arabia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 4
| image =
| military_rank = Brigadier general
| officeholder = {{ill|Said al-Kurdi|ar|سعيد بن عبد الله كردي}}
| officeholder_sort = Al-Kurdi, Said bin Abdullah
| born_year = 1896
| died_year = 1964
| term_start = 1949
| term_end = 1957
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1949|04|30|1957|01|30}} years
| defence_branch = {{army|Saudi Arabia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 5
| image =
| military_rank = Major General
| officeholder = {{ill|Abdullah al-Issa|ar|عبد الله العيسى}}
| officeholder_sort = Al-Issa, Abdullah bin Sulaiman
| born_year = 1924
| died_year = 1975
| term_start = 1957
| term_end = 1959
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1957|1959}} years
| defence_branch = {{army|Saudi Arabia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 6
| image =
| military_rank = Lieutenant General
| officeholder = {{ill|Ibrahim al-Tassan|ar|إبراهيم الطاسان}}
| officeholder_sort = Al-Tassan, Ibrahim bin Saleh
| born_year = 1???
| died_year = 1963
| term_start = 1959
| term_end = 1962
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1959|1962}} years
| defence_branch = {{army|Saudi Arabia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 7
| image =
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = {{ill|Abdullah al-Mutlaq|ar|عبد الله بن علي المطلق}}
| officeholder_sort = Al-Mutlaq, Abdullah bin Ali
| born_year = 19??
| died_year = 2015
| term_start = 1962
| term_end = 1971
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1962|1971}} years
| defence_branch = {{army|Saudi Arabia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 8
| image =
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = {{ill|Hamad Shammemry|ar|حمد الشميمري}}
| officeholder_sort = Shammemry, Hamad bin Mohammed
| born_year = 1919
| died_year = 2016
| term_start = 1971
| term_end = 1975
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1971|1975}} years
| defence_branch = {{army|Saudi Arabia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 9
| image =
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = {{ill|Othman Al Hamid|ar|عثمان آل حميد}}
| officeholder_sort = Al Hamid, Othman bin Mohammed
| born_year = {{circa|1923}}
| died_year = 2004
| term_start = 1975
| term_end = 1980
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1975|1980}} years
| defence_branch = {{army|Saudi Arabia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 10
| image =
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = {{ill|Mohammed al-Hamad|ar|محمد بن صالح الحماد}}
| officeholder_sort = Al-Hamad, Mohammed bin Saleh
| born_year = 19??
| died_year = 2010
| term_start = 1980
| term_end = 1996
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1980|1997}} years
| defence_branch = {{army|Saudi Arabia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 11
| image =
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Saleh al-Mahaya
| officeholder_sort = Al-Muhaya, Saleh bin Ali
| born_year = 1939
| died_year =
| term_start = 1996
| term_end = 2011
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1996|2011}} years
| defence_branch = {{army|Saudi Arabia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 12
| image =
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = {{ill|Hussein al-Qabil|ar|حسين القبيل}}
| officeholder_sort = Al-Qabil, Hussein bin Abdullah
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1942
| died_year =
| term_start = 2011
| term_end = 2014
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|2011|2014}} years
| defence_branch = {{army|Saudi Arabia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 13
| image = Abdulrahman bin Saleh al-Bunyan (cropped).jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = {{ill|Abdulrahman al-Bunyan|ar|عبد الرحمن بن صالح البنيان}}
| officeholder_sort = al-Bunyan, Abdul Rahman bin Saleh
| born_year =
| died_year =
| term_start = 2014
| term_end = 2018
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|2014|2018}} years
| defence_branch = {{army|Saudi Arabia}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 14
| image = Fayyadh Al Ruwaili.jpg
| military_rank = Air Chief Marshal
| officeholder = Fayyadh al-Ruwaili
| officeholder_sort = Al-Ruwaili, Fayyadh
| born_year = 1958
| died_year =
| term_start = 26 February 2018
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2018|02|26}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|Saudi Arabia}}
}}
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See also
{{Portal|Saudi Arabia}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101218091533/http://moda.gov.sa/ MoD] (official website)
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