Shakeup in military’s top brass: A series of royal decrees have been issued to change the heads of Saudi Arabia’s joint forces, navy, and land forces, according to state news agency SPA.

New appointments:

  • Joint forces: Fahd bin Hamad bin Abulaziz Al Salman has been appointed commander of the joint forces, and promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. The outgoing commander will go into retirement.
  • Land forces: Fahd bin Saud bin Dhuwaihir Al Juhani has been named chief of staff of the land forces, and promoted to lieutenant general;
  • Naval forces: Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Hamed Al Gharibi has been appointed chief of staff of naval forces, and promoted to lieutenant general;

New roles for outgoing leaders:

  • The outgoing chief of staff of land forces, Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Mutair, will assume an advisory role with the office of the defense minister.
  • The outgoing former chief of staff of the navy, Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah bin Saleh Al Ghufaili, is set to take on a new role as deputy chief of the general staff.
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