Chief of the General Staff (Kuwait)

General Staff H.Q.

رئاسة الأركان العامة للجيش الكويتي
Chief of the General Staff

رئيس هيئة الأركان العامة للقوات المسلحة الكويتية
Active 1949 (1949)
Country  Kuwait
Branch Kuwait Ministry of Defense
Type Command
Part of Kuwait Army
Kuwait Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ Kuwait
Motto(s)

الله والوطن والامير

God, Country & The Emir
Anniversaries National and Liberation Day (25 and 26 February)
Engagements
Commanders
Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Mohammed Khaled Al-Khadher
Notable
commanders
Mubarak Abdullah Al-Sabah
Insignia
General Staff H.Q.

Crown, Anchored Wings, Rifles, Laurel

laurel topped by crown; centered in, two crossed rifles at center of anchored wings

The Chief of the General Staff of Kuwait refers to the General Staff H.Q. of the Kuwait Army (Arabic: رئاسة الأركان العامة للجيش الكويتي) redesignated in 1953 following formation in 1949. The Chief of the General Staff (Arabic: رئيس هيئة الأركان العامة) of Kuwait Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة الكويتية ) of the State of Kuwait 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 appointed by the Emir of Kuwait, the Commander-in-chief of the Military of Kuwait.

Kuwait Army

Main article: Military of Kuwait

On 1 July 1961, when the ministry was not of birth yet 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.

NameRank TenureNote
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 of Kuwait Armed Forces (1963 – present)

NameRankTenure Note
Sheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al-Sabah Lieutenant General 1963–1980 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.
Abdullah Faraj Al-Ghanim Lieutenant General 1980–1986
Mezyad Abdelrahman Al-Saneh Lieutenant General 1987–1991
Sheikh Jaber Khaled Al-Sabah Lieutenant General 1992–1993
Ali Mohammed Al-Moumen Lieutenant General 1993–2003
Fahed Ahmad Al-AmirLieutenant General2003–2009
Sheikh Ahmad Al Khalid Al Sabah Lieutenant General2009–2012
Sheikh Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah Lieutenant General2012–2013
Abdelrahman Mohammed Al-Othman Lieutenant General 2013-2013
Mohammed Khaled Al-Khadher Lieutenant General 2014–present

List of Deputy Chiefs of the General Staff of Kuwait Armed Forces (1965 – present)

NameRank TenureNote
Sheikh Saleh Mohammed Al-Sabah Lieutenant General 1965–1980 Assistant deputy commander of Kuwait Army and Kuwait Air Force (1954–1965).
Most senior serving combat deputy and officer in the history of Kuwait Armed Forces.
1st Deputy Chief of the General Staff in rank of Brigadier General in 1965.

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 elite of Al Jahra Force with a tank in the Golan Heights during the October War of 1973.

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:

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft of the Kuwait Air Force being serviced for a sortie mission on 13 February 1991 during Operation Desert Storm.

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:

Umm Al Maradim La Combattante-class missile-attack-craft Al Fahaheel (P3721) of Kuwait Naval Force in May 2013

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:

Notable Officers of Kuwait Armed Forces

References

  1. www.mod.gov.kw Archive copy at the Wayback Machine (Official Website)
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