Commander of Royal Air Force (Saudi Arabia)
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The Commander of Royal Air Force, is the top most authority in the Royal Saudi Air Force.
Member ofGeneral Staff Presidency
Higher Officers Committee
Higher Officers Committee
Reports toChairman of General Staff
Term lengthNo fixed length
| Commander of the Royal Air Force | |
|---|---|
 R.S. Air Forces | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of | General Staff Presidency Higher Officers Committee |
| Reports to | Chairman of General Staff |
| Term length | No fixed length |
| Website | Official website |
Commanders
- Air Force Director
- Captain Abdullah Al Mandili
- Major Rashid Al Saleh
- Major General Ibrahim Al Tassan (1950–1959)
- Commander of the Air Force
- Lieutenant General Asaad Abdelaziz al-Zuhair acting (1959–1966)
- Major General Hashim bin Said Hashim (1966–1972)
- Commander of the Saudi Royal Air Force
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant General Asaad Abdelaziz al-Zuhair (1929–?) | 1972 | 1 January 1980 | 7–8 years | [1][2] | |
| 2 | Lieutenant General Mohammed Sabri Suleiman | 1 January 1980 | 1984 | 3–4 years | [1] | |
| 3 | Lieutenant General Abdullah bin AbdulAziz al-Hamdan | 1984 | 1987 | 2–3 years | [1] | |
| 4 | Lieutenant General Ahmed Ibrahim Behery | 1987 | March 1996 | 8–9 years | [1] | |
| 5 | Lieutenant General Abdul Aziz bin Mohammad al-Henadi | March 1996 | 4 April 2004 | 8 years | [1] | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Prince Abdulrahman al-Faisal | 4 April 2004 | 16 June 2010 | 6 years | [1][3] | |
| 7 | Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Ayesh | 16 June 2010 | 10 May 2013 | 2 years | [1][4] | |
| 8 | Lieutenant General Fayyadh Al Ruwaili (born 1958) | 10 May 2013 | 14 May 2014 | 1 years | [1][4][5] | |
| 9 | Lieutenant General Muhammad Al Shaalan (?–2015) | 14 May 2014 | 10 June 2015 † | 1 years | [1][6] | |
| 10 | Major General Mohammed al-Otaibi | 10 June 2015 | 26 February 2018 | 2 years | [1][7][8][9] | |
| 11 | Lieutenant General Prince Turki bin Bandar | 26 February 2018 | Incumbent | 8 years | [1][9][10] |
![Asaad Abdelaziz al-Zuhair [ar]](#/media/File:No_image.png)
