Fayyadh al-Ruwaili | |
---|---|
Born | Turaif, Northern Borders, K.S.A | 27 April 1958
Allegiance | Saudi Arabia |
Service/ | Royal Saudi Air Force |
Rank | Air chief marshal |
Commands | 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]