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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 The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) ( ar, الْقُوَّاتُ الْمُسَلَّحَةُ الأرْدُنِية, romanized: ''Al-Quwwat Al-Musallaha Al-Urduniyya''), also referred to as the Arab Army ( ar, الْجَيْشُ الْعَرَب ...
held by a
lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on th ...
or higher ranking officer. Major general
Yousef Huneiti Major General Yousef Huneiti ( ar, يوسف الحنيطي) is the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces. Huneiti was appointed to this position on 24 July 2019. Huneiti is the first Jordanian Air Force comman ...
is the current Chairman, who was appointed to this position on 24 July 2019. Huneiti is the first
Jordanian Air Force The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF; ar, سلاح الجو الملكي الأردني, Silāḥ ul-Jawu al-Malakī 'al-Urdunī) is the aerial warfare branch of the Jordanian Armed Forces. History Early days Jordan gained independence in 1 ...
commander to be appointed Chairman.


Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff


Arab Legion (1920–1956)


Jordanian Armed Forces (1956–present)


See also

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Arabization of the Jordanian Army command The Arabization of the Jordanian Army command ( ar, تعريب قيادة الجيش العربي, ''Ta'reeb Qiyadat Al-Jaysh Al-Arabi'') saw the dismissal of senior British officers commanding the Arab Legion by King Hussein and the subsequent r ...
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Jordanian military ranks The Jordanian military ranks are the military insignia used by the Jordanian Armed Forces. Jordan shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom. Commissioned officer ranks The rank insignia of commissioned officers. Other ranks T ...


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Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...