Fayyadh Al Ruwaili
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 held | Chairman of the General Staff Deputy Chief of the Saudi general staff Royal Saudi Air Force Commander[1] |
Fayyadh bin Hamed bin Raqed Al Ruwaili (born 27 April 1958)[2] is a Saudi Arabian pilot and general who has served as the commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) on two occasions, most recently since a shakeup of the military high command on 26 February 2018 by King Salman.[3] Before that he served as the commander of the RSAF from 10 May 2013[4][5] until 14 May 2014.[6] In between that, from 2014[2] until his new re-appointment in 2018 as RSAF commander, time he served as the deputy chief of the Saudi general staff.[7] Al Ruwaili hails from a merchant family near the Red Sea.[2]
References
- ^ "Past and present leadership- COGS". mod.gov.sa. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ a b c Karasik, Theodore (18 May 2014). Hagel and the GCC: Partnership and a Saudi military sweep. Al Arabiya. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ O'Connor, Tom (26 February 2018). Saudi Arabia Changes Government Up, Switching Top Military Leader Amid Yemen War Struggle. Newsweek. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Al-Ruwaili new air force chief. Arab News. Published 11 May 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ MAJ. GEN. FAYYADH AL-RUWAILI PROMOTED TO COMMANDER OF ROYAL SAUDI AIR FORCE.. State News Service. Published 10 May 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Saudi Lt-General Mohammad Al-Shaalan, new RSAF Commander. Tactical Report. Published 21 May 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Saudi Lt-General Al-Ruwaili and meetings in Washington. Tactical Report. Published 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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