Saleh Al-Muhaya

Saleh Al-Muhaya
صالح المحيا
Born1939 (83–84 years old)
Ar Rass, Al-Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia
Allegiance Saudi Arabia
Service / branch Saudi Arabian Army
Years of service1959–2011 (52 years)
RankGeneral
CommandsCommander of the General Staff

Vice-Commander of the Saudi Armed Forces
Commander of Ground Forces
Commander of the Eastern Region
Director of Planning and Budget
Director of the Office of the Chief of General Staff

Commander of Madrspaldvaa air
Battles / warsGulf War
Shia insurgency in Yemen

General Saleh Al-Muhaya (Arabic: صالح المحيا), is the former Chief of the General Staff of the Saudi Arabian Army[1]</ref>[2] and the Vice-Commander of the Saudi Armed Forces. Beside the Field Marshal-Prince Khalid bin Sultan, Al-Muhaya led the Saudi Arabian Army in the Gulf War with the Allied Forces. He later commanded Saudi Forces during the Shia insurgency in Yemen before retiring in 2011.[3]

  1. ^ Indian Express, February 10, 1998 [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Arab News, May 30, 2007 Archived June 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Royal Saudi Arabian Embassy in Washington D.C., May 20, 2011 Archived May 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine