Saudi Lt-General Fayyadh Al-Ruwaili, new RSAF Commandernote

Saudi King Abdullah issued on 10/5/13 a royal decree whereby he appointed Major-General Fayyadh Bin Hamed Bin Ruqad Al-Ruwaili as Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) with the rank of Lt-General in place of Lt-General Mohammad Bin Abdullah Al-Ayesh, who was sent to retirement. The following 438-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about new RSAF commander and what about his relations with the ruling Al-Saud family. [Fully reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/20 – May 17, 2013)]