Chief of the General Staff (Kuwait)

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On 1 July 1961, when the ministry was not yet born during Operation Vantage, the Kuwait Army was the de facto command leadership of the available armed forces since establishment and acted as official minister advising the Emir of Kuwait on course of action. The Kuwait Army redesignated in 1953 was founded thirteen years before the enacting of the respective Kuwait ministry, mainly by Field Marshal Sheikh Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah in 1949.

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| order = 1

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| military_rank = Lieutenant general

| officeholder = Sheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

| officeholder_sort = Al-Sabah, Mubarak Abdullah

| officeholder_note = {{efn|Deputy commander of Kuwait Army and Kuwait Air Force (1953–1963) partnering Directorate of Public Security Force until 1953.
Founder and patron of Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade in 1960.
1st Chief of the General Staff in rank of major general in 1963.}}

| born_year = 1934

| died_year = 1987

| term_start = March 1963

| term_end = 1980

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1963|1980}} years

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| order = 2

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| military_rank = Lieutenant general

| officeholder = Abdullah Faraj Al-Ghanim

| officeholder_sort = Al-Ghanim, Abdullah Faraj

| born_year = 1931

| died_year = 2017

| term_start = 1980

| term_end = 1986

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1980|1986}} years

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| order = 3

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| military_rank = Lieutenant general

| officeholder = Mezyad Abdel Rahman Al-Saneh

| officeholder_sort = Al-Saneh, Mezyad Abdel Rahman

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| term_start = 1987

| term_end = 1991

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1987|1991}} years

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| order = 4

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| military_rank = Lieutenant general

| officeholder = Sheikh {{ill|Jaber Khaled Jaber Al-Sabah|ar|جابر_خالد_جابر_الصباح}}

| officeholder_sort = Al-Sabah, Jaber Al-Ahmad

| born_year = 1944

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| term_start = 1992

| term_end = 1993

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1992|1993}} years

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| order = 5

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| military_rank = Lieutenant general

| officeholder = {{ill|Ali Mohammed Al-Moumen|ar|علي_المؤمن}}

| officeholder_sort = Al-Moumen, Ali Mohammed

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| term_start = 1993

| term_end = 2 January 2003

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1993|2003}} years

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| order = 6

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| military_rank = Lieutenant general

| officeholder = {{ill|Fahed Ahmad Al-Amir|ar|فهد_أحمد_الأمير}}

| officeholder_sort = Al-Moumen, Ali Mohammed

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| term_start = 2 January 2003

| term_end = 2009

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| order = 7

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| military_rank = Lieutenant general

| officeholder = Sheikh Ahmad Al-Khalid Al-Sabah

| officeholder_sort = Al-Sabah, Ahmad Al Khalid

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| died_year =

| term_start = 2009

| term_end = 4 March 2012

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|2009|2012}} years

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| order = 8

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| military_rank = Lieutenant general

| officeholder = Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah

| officeholder_sort = Al-Sabah, Khaled Al Jarrah

| born_year = 1953

| died_year =

| term_start = 4 March 2012

| term_end = 4 August 2013

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2012|03|04|2013|08|04}}

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| order = 9

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| military_rank = Lieutenant general

| officeholder = {{ill|Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al-Othman|ar|عبد الرحمن محمد العثمان}}

| officeholder_sort = Al-Othman, Abdul Rahman Mohammed

| born_year = ?

| died_year = 2016

| term_start = 4 August 2013

| term_end = 14 April 2014

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2013|08|04|2014|04|14}}

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| order = 10

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| military_rank = Lieutenant general

| officeholder = Mohammed Khaled Al-Khadher

| officeholder_sort = Al-Khadher, Mohammed Khaled

| born_year = 1955

| died_year =

| term_start = 14 April 2014

| term_end = 1 October 2020

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2014|04|14|2020|10|01}}

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| order = 11

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| military_rank = Lieutenant general

| officeholder = Sheikh {{ill|Khaled Saleh Mohammed Al-Sabah|ar|خالد صالح الصباح}}

| officeholder_sort = Al-Sabah, Khaled Saleh Mohammed

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| died_year =

| term_start = 22 October 2020

| term_end = 3 March 2024

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2020|10|20|2024|03|03}}

| ref = {{cite news|title=Decree issued appointing Chief of General Staff of Kuwait army|url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3140623&Language=en |access-date=4 March 2024|work=Kuwait Army Newsletter |issue=1113 |date=5 March 2024}}

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| order = 12

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| military_rank = Lieutenant general

| officeholder = {{ill|Bandar Salem Abdullah Al-Muzayan|ar|بندر سالم عبدالله المزين}}

| officeholder_sort = Al-Muzayan, Bandar Salem Abdullah

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| term_start = 4 March 2024

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2024|03|04}}

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The joint offices of the assistants chief of general staff are tasked with delegating combat responsibility for logistics supply command, joint military operations, manpower and others.

The joint assistants chief of the general staff combat commanders are the chief combat commanders of the Kuwait Land Force, the Kuwait Air Force, and the Kuwait Naval Force.

The assistant chief combat commander of the Kuwait Army commands at his disposition the senior land combat officers and warrant officer commanders of the following infantry, mechanized infantry, artillery, commando, and tank brigades:

• Kuwait 6th Liberation Mechanized Brigade
• Kuwait 15th Mubarak Armored Brigade
• Kuwait 26th Al-Soor Mechanized Brigade
• Kuwait 35th Shahid Armored Brigade
• Kuwait 94th Saleh Al-Mohammed Mechanized Brigade

The assistant chief combat commander of the Kuwait Air Force commands at his disposition the senior air combat officers and warrant officer commanders of the following air bases and their combat operational assets:

• Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base
• Ali Al Salem Air Base
• Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base
• Air Defense Brigades

The assistant chief combat commander of the Kuwait Naval Force commands at his disposition the senior naval combat officers, warrant officer, and commando warfighting naval commanders:

• Kuwait Marine Corps
• Kuwait Naval Warships

• Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
• Mohammed Khaled Al-Khadher
• Mubarak Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
• Sheikh Saleh Mohammed Al-Sabah

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