Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Jordan)
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| رئيس هيئة الأركان المشتركة للقوات المسلحة الأردنية | |
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| Jordanian Armed Forces | |
| Member of | Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| Reports to | King of Jordan |
| Seat | Amman, Jordan |
| Appointer | King of Jordan |
| Precursor | Commander of the Arab Legion |
| Formation | 1 March 1956 |
| First holder | Major General Radi Annab |
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, previously the Chief of Staff, is the office for the head of the Jordanian Armed Forces held by a lieutenant general or higher ranking officer.[1]
Major general Yousef Huneiti is the current Chairman, who was appointed to this position on 24 July 2019. Huneiti is the first Jordanian Air Force commander to be appointed Chairman.[2]
List of chairmen (1920–present)
[edit]Arab Legion (1920–1956)
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Commander of the Army | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant General Frederick Peake (1886–1970) | 22 October 1920 | 3 May 1939 | 18 years, 193 days | Arab Legion | |
| 2 | Lieutenant General John Glubb (1897–1986) | 25 June 1939 | 1 March 1956 | 16 years, 303 days | Arab Legion |
Jordanian Armed Forces – Arab Army (1956–present)
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Major General Radi Annab (1898–1980) | 1 March 1956 | 24 May 1956 | 53 days |  Royal Jordanian Army | |
| 4 | Major General Ali Abu Nuwar (1925–1991) | 24 May 1956 | 14 April 1957 | 325 days | Royal Jordanian Army | |
| 5 | Major General Ali Hayari (1923–2002) | 17 April 1957 | 20 April 1957 | 3 days | Royal Jordanian Army | |
| 6 | Field Marshal Habis Majali (1914–2001) | 20 April 1957 | 8 October 1967 | 10 years, 167 days | Royal Jordanian Army | |
| 7 | Lieutenant General Amer Khammash (1924–2010) | 9 October 1967 | 27 October 1968 | 1 year, 18 days | Royal Jordanian Army | |
| 8 | Lieutenant General Mashour Haditha (1928–2001) | 27 October 1968 | 30 June 1969 | 246 days | Royal Jordanian Army | |
| 9 | Major General Sharif Nasser (1902–1982) | 30 June 1969 | 11 June 1970 | 1 year, 346 days | Royal Jordanian Army | |
| (6) | Field Marshal Habis Majali (1914–2001) | 11 June 1970 | 15 September 1970 | 96 days | Royal Jordanian Army | |
| (8) | Lieutenant General Mashour Haditha (1928–2001) | 16 September 1970 | 11 January 1976 | 5 years, 117 days | Royal Jordanian Army | |
| 10 | Field Marshal Zaid ibn Shaker (1934–2002) | 11 January 1976 | 19 December 1988 | 12 years, 343 days | Royal Jordanian Army | |
| 11 | Field Marshal Fat'hi Abu Taleb (1933–2016) | 19 December 1988 | 5 April 1993 | 4 years, 107 days | Royal Jordanian Army | |
| 12 | Field Marshal Abdel Hafez Ka'abneh (1937–2016) | 5 April 1993 | 18 July 1999 | 6 years, 104 days | Royal Jordanian Army | |
| 13 | General Mohammad Malkawi (born 1943) | 18 July 1999 | 5 March 2002 | 2 years, 230 days | Royal Jordanian Army | |
| 14 | General Khaled Sarayra (born 1944) | 5 March 2002 | 23 February 2010 | 7 years, 355 days | Royal Jordanian Army | |
| 15 | General Mashal Zaben (born 1953) | 23 February 2010 | 2 October 2016 | 6 years, 222 days | Royal Jordanian Army | |
| 16 | Lieutenant General Mahmoud Freihat (born 1960) | 2 October 2016 | 24 July 2019 | 2 years, 295 days | Royal Jordanian Army | |
| 17 | Major General Yousef Huneiti (born 1959) | 24 July 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 280 days |  Royal Jordanian Air Force |
Timeline
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Arab Army". Jordanian Armed Forces (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Jordanian military gets new chief". Janes. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.