Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Jordan)
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The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, previously the Chief of Staff, is the office for the head of the Jordanian Armed Forces held by a lieutenant general or higher ranking officer.[1]
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces | |
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رئيس هيئة الأركان المشتركة للقوات المسلحة الأردنية | |
Jordanian Armed Forces | |
Member of | Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Reports to | King of Jordan |
Seat | Amman, Jordan |
Appointer | King of Jordan |
Precursor | Commander of the Arab Legion |
Formation | 1 March 1956 |
First holder | Major General Radi Annab |
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Major general Yousef Huneiti is the current Chairman, who was appointed to this position on 24 July 2019. Huneiti is the first Jordanian Air Force commander to be appointed Chairman.[2]