The Chairman of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (abbreviated COGS) also known as the ''"Chief of the General Staff"'' is the chief and highest ranking officer of the

Saudi Arabian Armed Forces The Saudi Arabian Armed Forces (SAAF) (), also known as the Royal Saudi Armed Forces (), is part of the military forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It consists of the Royal Saudi Army, the Royal Saudi Navy, the Royal Saudi Air Force, the ...

. He usually holds the highest military rank within the

Ministry of Defense A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divided ...

. The current Chairman is

Air Chief Marshal Air chief marshal (Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a high-ranking air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many Commonwealth of Nations, countries that have historical British i ...

Fayyadh al-Ruwaili, who succeeded

General A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...

Abdulrahman al-Bunian in February 2018.

List of chairmen

References

External links

MoD
(official website) {{DEFAULTSORT:Chairman Of the General Staff General Staff Presidency Military chiefs of staff Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia

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1939 establishments in Saudi Arabia