Chairman of the General Staff
| Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| رئاسة هيئة الأركان المشتركة | |
 Standard of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | |
since 26 February 2018 | |
| Reports to | Minister of Defense |
| Term length | No fixed length |
| Constituting instrument | Basic instructions Act of the Kingdom |
| Formation | August 31, 1926 (97 years ago) |
| Deputy | Eid Al Shalawi |
Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: رئاسة هيئة الأركان المشتركة) is a group of senior uniformed leaders in the Saudi Ministry of Defense tasked with coordinating and supervising all major agencies and departments of the government relating directly to National security and the Royal Armed Forces.
List of Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
| No. | Portrait | Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major General Mohamed Tarek Abdelkader Afrique (1888–1955) | 1939 | 1942 | 2–3 years | |
| 2 | Lieutenant Colonel Jafar Bek Pilot | 1942 | 1945 | 2–3 years | |
| 3 | Colonel Mohsen Al-Hussein Al-Sharif | 1945 | 30 April 1949 | 3–4 years | |
| 4 | Major General Said bin Abdullah Kurdi (?–1964) | 30 April 1949 | 30 January 1957 | 7 years, 275 days | |
| 5 | Major General Abdullah Al-Issa | 30 January 1957 | 1960 | 2–3 years | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Ibrahim bin Saleh Al-Tassan | 1960 | 1965 | 4–5 years | |
| 7 | General Abdullah bin Ali Mutlaq | 1965 | 1973 | 7–8 years | |
| 8 | General Hamad bin Mohammed Shammery | 1973 | 1976 | 2–3 years | |
| 9 | General Othman bin Mohammed al-Hamid | 1976 | 1980 | 3–4 years | |
| 10 | Field Marshal Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Hamad | 1980 | 13 May 1997 | 16–17 years | |
| 11 | Field Marshal Saleh bin Ali al-Mahaya (born 1939) | 13 May 1997 | 17 June 2011 | 14 years, 35 days | |
| 12 | Field Marshal Hussein bin Abdullah al-Qayeb | 17 June 2011 | 2014 | 2–3 years | |
| 13 | Field Marshal Abdulrahman bin Saleh al-Bunyan | 2014 | 26 February 2018 | 3–4 years | |
| 14 | General Fayyad bin Hamed al-Ruwayli (born 1958) | 26 February 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 161 days |
![Mohamed Tarek Abdelkader Afrique [ar]](/wiki/File:Blank.png)
![Abdulrahman bin Saleh al-Bunyan [ar]](/wiki/File:Abdulrahman_bin_Saleh_al-Bunyan_(cropped).jpg)
External links
- Ministry of Defense and Aviation, official website
- Royal Saudi Land Forces, official website
- Saudi Arabian National Guard, official website
- Strategic Missiles Force, official website
- General Intelligence Presidency, official website
