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Chairman of the Saudi General Staff From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Air Chief Marshal[2] Fayyadh bin Hamed bin Raqed Al Ruwaili (born 27 April 1958)[3] is a Royal Saudi Air Force officer who has served as the Chairman of the General Staff of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces since 2018.[4] Before that, he served as Deputy Chairman of the General Staff from 2014 to 2018[5] and as Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force from 2013[6][7] to 2014.[8]
Fayyadh al-Ruwaili | |
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| Born | 27 April 1958 Turaif, Northern Borders, K.S.A. |
| Allegiance |  Saudi Arabia |
| Service |  Royal Saudi Air Force |
| Rank |  Air chief marshal |
| Commands | Chairman of the General Staff Deputy Chairman of the General Staff Royal Saudi Air Force[1] |
| Battles / wars | Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war |
Al Ruwaili was born on 27 April 1958 to a merchant family near the Red Sea.[3]
He was appointed as Deputy Chairman of the General Staff in May 2014 during a reshuffle of the Saudi Arabian military command by King Abdullah. His selection of new commanders reflected a realignment of the kingdom's military to focus on strategic directions of defense. Al Ruwaili, being from the Red Sea coast, was seen as "overlooking" Egypt.[3]
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