| Chairman of the General Staff | |
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| رئاسة هيئة الأركان العامة للقوات المسلحة | |
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 Ministry of Defense | |
| Type | Chief of defence |
| Status | Highest-ranking(withinMoD) |
| Abbreviation | COGS |
| Member of | General Staff Presidency Council of Military Service |
| Nominator | Minister of Defense |
| Appointer | King of Saudi Arabia |
| Term length | No fixed length |
| Precursor | Military Affairs Director |
| Formation | 29 September 1939 (1939-09-29) |
| First holder | Muhammad Tariq Abd al-Qadir al-Afriqi |
TheChairman of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (abbreviatedCOGS) also known as the"Chief of the General Staff" is the chief and highest ranking officer of theSaudi Arabian Armed Forces.
He usually holds the highest military rank within theMinistry of Defense. The current Chairman isAir Chief MarshalFayyadh al-Ruwaili, who succeededGeneral Abdulrahman al-Bunian in February 2018.[1]
| No. | Portrait | Chairman | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
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| 1 |  | Abdelkader, Mohammed TarekMajor General Muhammad Tariq Abd al-Qadir al-Afriqi (c. 1886–1965) | 1939 | 1941 | 1–2 years |  Saudi Arabian Army |
| 2 |  | Al-Tayyar, Ja'farBrigadier General Ja'far Al Tayyar (18??–1944) | 1941 | 1944 | 2–3 years | Saudi Arabian Army |
| 3 | | Al-Sharif, Mohsen bin Al-HusseinBrigadier General Al-SheriffMohsen al-Hussein [ar] (1908–1968) | 1944 | 1949 | 4 years | Saudi Arabian Army |
| 4 | | Al-Kurdi, Said bin AbdullahBrigadier General Said al-Kurdi [ar] (1896–1964) | 1949 | 1957 | 7 years | Saudi Arabian Army |
| 5 | | Al-Issa, Abdullah bin SulaimanMajor General Abdullah al-Issa [ar] (1924–1975) | 1957 | 1959 | 1–2 years | Saudi Arabian Army |
| 6 | | Al-Tassan, Ibrahim bin SalehLieutenant General Ibrahim al-Tassan [ar] (1???–1963) | 1959 | 1962 | 2–3 years | Saudi Arabian Army |
| 7 | | Al-Mutlaq, Abdullah bin AliGeneral Abdullah al-Mutlaq [ar] (19??–2015) | 1962 | 1971 | 8–9 years | Saudi Arabian Army |
| 8 | | Shammemry, Hamad bin MohammedGeneral Hamad Shammemry [ar] (1919–2016) | 1971 | 1975 | 3–4 years | Saudi Arabian Army |
| 9 | | Al Hamid, Othman bin MohammedGeneral Othman Al Hamid [ar] (c. 1923–2004) | 1975 | 1980 | 4–5 years | Saudi Arabian Army |
| 10 | | Al-Hamad, Mohammed bin SalehGeneral Mohammed al-Hamad [ar] (19??–2010) | 1980 | 1996 | 16–17 years | Saudi Arabian Army |
| 11 | | Al-Muhaya, Saleh bin AliGeneral Saleh al-Mahaya (born 1939) | 1996 | 2011 | 14–15 years | Saudi Arabian Army |
| 12 | | Al-Qabil, Hussein bin AbdullahGeneral Hussein al-Qabil [ar] (born 1942) | 2011 | 2014 | 2–3 years | Saudi Arabian Army |
| 13 | ![Abdulrahman al-Bunyan [ar]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aAbdulrahman_bin_Saleh_al-Bunyan_(cropped).jpg) | al-Bunyan, Abdul Rahman bin SalehGeneral Abdulrahman al-Bunyan [ar] | 2014 | 2018 | 3–4 years | Saudi Arabian Army |
| 14 | | Al-Ruwaili, FayyadhAir Chief Marshal Fayyadh al-Ruwaili (born 1958) | 26 February 2018 | Incumbent | 7 years, 354 days |  Royal Saudi Air Force |
The list of Chairmen of theGeneral Staff since September 29, 1939, is as follows: | |
 | Fayyadh al-Ruwaili(incumbent) ·Abdulrahman al-Bunyan ·Hussein al-Qabil ·Saleh al-Muhaya ·Mohammed al-Hamad ·Othman al-Hamid ·Hamad Shammemry ·Abdullah al-Mutlaq ·Ibrahim al-Tassan ·Abdullah al-Issa(acting) Said al-Kurdi(acting) ·Mohsen al-Hussein(acting) ·Ja'far al-Tayyar(acting) ·Mohammad Tariq(acting) |
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