Chairman of the Saudi General Staff
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]
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Military offices
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Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force 2013— 2014
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Chairman of the General Staff 2018– present
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Succeeded by Incumbent
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