Commander of Royal Air Force (Saudi Arabia)
Appearance
Commander of the Royal Air Force | |
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since 26 February 2018 | |
R.S. Air Forces | |
Style | His Excellency |
Member of | General Staff Presidency Higher Officers Committee |
Reports to | Chairman of General Staff |
Term length | No fixed length |
Website | Official website |
The Commander of Royal Air Force, is the top most authority in the Royal Saudi Air Force.
Commanders
[edit]- Air Force Director
- Captain Abdullah Al Mandili
- Major Rashid Al Saleh
- Major General Ibrahim Al Tassan (1950–1959)
- Commander of the Air Force
- Lieutenant General Asaad Abdelaziz al-Zuhair acting (1959–1966)
- Major General Hashim bin Said Hashim (1966–1972)
- Commander of the Saudi Royal Air Force
No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Asaad Abdelaziz al-Zuhair (1929–?) | Lieutenant General1972 | 1 January 1980 | 7–8 years | [1][2] | |
2 | Mohammed Sabri Suleiman | Lieutenant General1 January 1980 | 1984 | 3–4 years | [1] | |
3 | Abdullah bin AbdulAziz al-Hamdan | Lieutenant General1984 | 1987 | 2–3 years | [1] | |
4 | Ahmed Ibrahim Behery | Lieutenant General1987 | March 1996 | 8–9 years | [1] | |
5 | Abdul Aziz bin Mohammad al-Henadi | Lieutenant GeneralMarch 1996 | 4 April 2004 | 8 years | [1] | |
6 | Prince Abdulrahman al-Faisal | Lieutenant General4 April 2004 | 16 June 2010 | 6 years | [1][3] | |
7 | Mohammed Al-Ayesh | Lieutenant General16 June 2010 | 10 May 2013 | 2 years | [1][4] | |
8 | Fayyadh Al Ruwaili (born 1958) | Lieutenant General10 May 2013 | 14 May 2014 | 1 years | [1][4][5] | |
9 | Muhammad Al Shaalan (?–2015) | Lieutenant General14 May 2014 | 10 June 2015 † | 1 years | [1][6] | |
10 | Mohammed al-Otaibi | Major General10 June 2015 | 26 February 2018 | 2 years | [1][7][8][9] | |
11 | Prince Turki bin Bandar | Lieutenant General26 February 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years | [1][9][10] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "الجوية الملكية السعودية قادة القوات منذ انشائها". mod.gov.sa (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ Islam, Wael (13 April 2012). "الفريق الزهير: قفزت في الملجأ.. واستشهد الغامدي .. وخسرنا 20 طائرة". al-madina.com (in Arabic). Al-Madina. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "King Fahd appoints Commander of Air Force – SAMIRAD (Saudi Arabia Market Information Resource)". Saudinf.com. 5 April 2004. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Mystery surrounds death of Saudi chief of staff Archived 3 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Arabian Aerospace. Published 25 June 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ Saudi Lt-General Fayyadh Al-Ruwaili, new RSAF Commander Archived 10 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Tactical Report. Published 13 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Saudi Lt-General Mohammad Al-Shaalan, new RSAF Commander". Tacticalreport.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ Saudi Major-General Al-Ghamdi, Acting RSAF Commander Archived 22 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Published 24 June 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ Boeing F15-SA Fighter Jet Joins Royal Saudi Air Force Fleet Archived 28 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Defense World. Published 25 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ a b O'Connor, Tom (26 February 2018). Saudi Arabia Changes Government Up, Switching Top Military Leader Amid Yemen War Struggle Archived 27 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine Newsweek. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "السيرة الذاتية لصاحب السمو الملكي قائد القوات الجوية". mod.gov.sa (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2019.