Post: | Chairman |
Body: | the General Staff |
Native Name: | رئاسة هيئة الأركان العامة للقوات المسلحة |
Flag: | Chief of General Staff flag of the Saudi Armed Forces.svg |
Incumbent: | Air Chief Marshal Fayyadh al-Ruwaili, RSAF |
Incumbentsince: | 26 February 2018 |
Department: | Ministry of Defense |
Type: | Chief of defence |
Abbreviation: | COGS |
Member Of: | General Staff Presidency Council of Military Service |
Nominator: | Minister of Defence |
Appointer: | King of Saudi Arabia |
Termlength: | No fixed length |
Precursor: | Military Affairs Director |
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.
He usually holds the highest military rank within the Ministry of Defense. The current Chairman is Air Chief Marshal Fayyadh al-Ruwaili, who succeeded General Abdulrahman al-Bunian in February 2018.[1]