General Staff of the Armed Forces (Albania)

General Staff of the Armed Forces
Shtabi i Përgjithshëm i Forcave të Armatosura
Official Emblem
Founded1913; 111 years ago (1913)
Country Albania
TypeArmed forces headquarters
Part of Albanian Armed Forces
HeadquartersTirana, Albania
Nickname(s)GS
Commanders
Chief of the General StaffMajor General Arben Kingji
Deputy Chief of the General StaffMajor General Manushaqe Shehu
Director of the General StaffBrigadier General Aleksandër Pando

The General Staff of the Armed Forces (GS; Albanian: Shtabi i Përgjithshëm i Forcave të Armatosura), is the highest military structure of the Albanian Armed Forces. It was established as a joint strategic staff and functions according to NATO standards.[1] The incumbent Chief of the General Staff is Major General Arben Kingji.[2]

  1. ^ "Mission of GS". Albanian GS. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  2. ^ "President's decree for the Chief of General Staff". president.al. President of Albania (Official website). Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.