Saudi appoints new military leaders

Saudi Arabia issued royal decrees announcing changes to the heads of its joint forces, navy and land forces, state news agency SPA reported yesterday.

The decree ordered Naval Major General Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Hamed Al-Gharibi to be promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and appointed him as chief of staff of the naval forces.

Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Abdullah Bin Saleh Al-Ghufaili was appointed as deputy chief of the general staff.

Major General Fahd Bin Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Salman and Major General Fahd Bin Saud Bin Dhuwaihir Al-Juhani were promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and appointed commander of the Joint Forces and chief of staff of the land forces respectively.

While Commander of the Joint Forces, General Mutlaq Bin Salem Bin Mutlaq Al-Azima, was retired.

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