| Commander of the Royal Air Force | |
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Incumbent Lieutenant general Turki bin Bandar since 26 February 2018 | |
 Royal Saudi Air Force | |
| Member of | Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| Reports to |
 Chief of the Joint Chiefs of 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[]
- Air Force Director
- Captain Abdullah al-Mandili
- Major Rashid al-Saleh
- Major General Ibrahim al-Tassan (1950–1963)
- Commander of the Air Force
- Lieutenant General Asaad Abdel Aziz Al - Zuhair z(1963–1966)
- Major General Hashim bin Said Hashim (1966–1972)
- Commander of the Saudi Royal Air Force
- Lieutenant General Asaad Abdel Aziz Al - Zuhair v(1972–1979)
- Lt. Gen. Mohammed Sabri Suleiman (1980–1984)
- Lt. Gen. Abdullah bin AbdulAziz al-Hamdan (1984–1987)
- Lt. Gen. Ahmed Ibrahim Behery (1987 – March 1996)
- Lt. Gen. Abdul Aziz bin Mohammad Al-Henadi (March 1996 – 4 April 2004)
- Lt. Gen. Prince Abdulrahman Al-Faisal (4 April 2004 – 16 June 2010)[1]
- Lt. Gen. Mohammed Al-Ayesh (16 June 2010 – 10 May 2013)[2][citation needed]
- Lt. Gen. Fayyadh Al Ruwaili (10 May 2013 – 14 May 2014)[2][3]
- Lt. Gen. Muhammad Al Shaalan (14 May 2014 – 10 June 2015)[4]
- Major Gen. Mohammed al-Otaibi (10 June 2015 – 26 February 2018)[5][6][7]
- Lt. Gen. Prince Turki bin Bandar (26 February 2018 – present)[6]
See also[]
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ "King Fahd appoints Commander of Air Force – SAMIRAD (Saudi Arabia Market Information Resource)". Saudinf.com. 5 April 2004. http://www.saudinf.com/main/y7030.htm. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. https://www.tacticalreport.com/view_news/Saudi-Lt-General-Mohammad-Al-Shaalan-new-RSAF-Commander/4006. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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.
- ↑ Saudi Major-General Al-Ghamdi, Acting RSAF Commander Archived 22 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine.. Published 24 June 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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