Chief of the General Staff (Kuwait)

Chief of the General Staff
رئيس هيئة الأركان العامة
The official seal of the General Staff H.Q.
IncumbentLieutenant general Bandar Salem Abdullah Al-MuzayanActing  since 4 March 2024
Kuwaiti Armed Forces
Member of	General Staff H.Q.
Appointer	Minister of Defense
Website	https://kuwaitarmy.gov.kw

The General Staff H.Q. of the Kuwait Army (Arabic: رئاسة الأركان العامة للجيش الكويتي) redesignated in 1953 following formation in 1949, is a management department of the Kuwait Armed Forces, the national military of the State of Kuwait. The Chief of the General Staff (Arabic: رئيس هيئة الأركان العامة) is the senior combat military officer governing doctrines of the Kuwait Army, the Kuwait Air Force and the Kuwait Naval Force, but excludes the Kuwait National Guard, the Kuwait Police and Kuwait Fire Service Directorate. He is appointed by the Kuwait Defense Minister,^[1] a deputy prime minister, who is appointed by the Prime Minister of Kuwait; the latter is appointed by the Emir of Kuwait, the Commander-in-chief of the Military of Kuwait.

Kuwait Army

On 1 July 1961, when the ministry was not yet born during Operation Vantage, the Kuwait Army was the de facto command leadership of the available armed forces since establishment and acted as official minister advising the Emir of Kuwait on course of action. The Kuwait Army redesignated in 1953 was founded thirteen years before the enacting of the respective Kuwait ministry, mainly by Field Marshal Sheikh Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah in 1949.

Name	Rank	Tenure	Note
Sheikh Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah	Field Marshal	1949–1961	General Commander of Kuwait Army and the Directorate of Public Security Force (1942–1961) until the two split in 1953. Founder and patron of Kuwait Army and Kuwait Air Force.

List of Chiefs of the General Staff (1963–present)

No.	Portrait	Chief of the General Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Al-Sabah, Mubarak AbdullahLieutenant generalSheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah(1934–1987)[a]	March 1963	1980	16–17 years	–
2		Al-Ghanim, Abdullah FarajLieutenant generalAbdullah Faraj Al-Ghanim(1931–2017)	1980	1986	5–6 years	–
3		Al-Saneh, Mezyad Abdel RahmanLieutenant generalMezyad Abdel Rahman Al-Saneh	1987	1991	3–4 years	–
4		Al-Sabah, Jaber Al-AhmadLieutenant generalSheikh Jaber Khaled Jaber Al-Sabah(born 1944)	1992	1993	0–1 years	–
5		Al-Moumen, Ali MohammedLieutenant generalAli Mohammed Al-Moumen	1993	2 January 2003	9–10 years	–
6		Al-Moumen, Ali MohammedLieutenant generalFahed Ahmad Al-Amir	2 January 2003	2009	5–6 years	–
7		Al-Sabah, Ahmad Al KhalidLieutenant generalSheikh Ahmad Al-Khalid Al-Sabah	2009	4 March 2012	2–3 years	–
8		Al-Sabah, Khaled Al JarrahLieutenant generalSheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah(born 1953)	4 March 2012	4 August 2013	1 year, 153 days	–
9		Al-Othman, Abdul Rahman MohammedLieutenant generalAbdul Rahman Mohammed Al-Othman(?–2016)	4 August 2013	14 April 2014	253 days	–
10		Al-Khadher, Mohammed KhaledLieutenant generalMohammed Khaled Al-Khadher(born 1955)	14 April 2014	1 October 2020	6 years, 170 days	–
11		Al-Sabah, Khaled Saleh MohammedLieutenant generalSheikh Khaled Saleh Mohammed Al-Sabah	22 October 2020	3 March 2024	3 years, 135 days	[2]
12		Al-Muzayan, Bandar Salem AbdullahLieutenant generalBandar Salem Abdullah Al-Muzayan	4 March 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 323 days

Chief of the General Staff of Kuwait Armed Forces

The joint offices of the assistants chief of general staff are tasked with delegating combat responsibility for logistics supply command, joint military operations, manpower and others.

The joint assistants chief of the general staff combat commanders are the chief combat commanders of the Kuwait Land Force, the Kuwait Air Force, and the Kuwait Naval Force.

Assistant Chief Commander of Kuwait Land Force

The assistant chief combat commander of the Kuwait Army commands at his disposition the senior land combat officers and warrant officer commanders of the following infantry, mechanized infantry, artillery, commando, and tank brigades:

• Kuwait 6th Liberation Mechanized Brigade
• Kuwait 15th Mubarak Armored Brigade
• Kuwait 26th Al-Soor Mechanized Brigade
• Kuwait 35th Shahid Armored Brigade
• Kuwait 94th Saleh Al-Mohammed Mechanized Brigade

Assistant Chief Commander of Kuwait Air Force

The assistant chief combat commander of the Kuwait Air Force commands at his disposition the senior air combat officers and warrant officer commanders of the following air bases and their combat operational assets:

• Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base
• Ali Al Salem Air Base
• Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base
• Air Defense Brigades

Assistant Chief Commander of Kuwait Naval Force

The assistant chief combat commander of the Kuwait Naval Force commands at his disposition the senior naval combat officers, warrant officer, and commando warfighting naval commanders:

• Kuwait Marine Corps
• Kuwait Naval Warships

Notable officers of Kuwait Armed Forces

• Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
• Mohammed Khaled Al-Khadher
• Mubarak Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
• Sheikh Saleh Mohammed Al-Sabah

Notes

1. Deputy commander of Kuwait Army and Kuwait Air Force (1953–1963) partnering Directorate of Public Security Force until 1953.Founder and patron of Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade in 1960. 1st Chief of the General Staff in rank of major general in 1963.

References

1. www.mod.gov.kwArchived 11 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine (Official Website)
2. "Decree issued appointing Chief of General Staff of Kuwait army". Kuwait Army Newsletter. No. 1113. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

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