Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces

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Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces
رئــاسة أركــان قــوات السلطــان المسلحــة (Arabic)
since January 18, 2021
Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces
Reports toThe Sultan
AppointerThe Sultan of Oman
Formation
  • 1979 (Chief of Defense Staff)
  • 1987 (Chief of Staff)
First holderGeneral Sir Timothy May Creasey
Websitewww.mod.gov.om

The Office of Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (Arabic: رئــاسة أركــان قــوات السلطــان المسلحــة) is the authority responsible for the coordination of multiple aspects related to operations, training, qualifications, services, media and the dissemination of military culture throughout the Sultan's Armed Forces in Oman. A number of the joint military institutions in the Sultan’s Armed Forces fall within its purview.

History

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In 1955, the first central administrative command was formed of what was then known as the Muscat Armed Forces. The Muscat Infantry Commander was appointed as the Administrative Commander of all of the armed forces at the time. This was followed on 23 April 1958 by the appointment of a commander of the Sultan's Armed Forces. December 11, 1975 marked the occasion of the formal end of military operations after the Sultan’s Armed Forces successfully achieved lasting peace, security and stability in the Governorate of Dhofar. Shortly afterwards, planning was initiated to restructure the Defence Forces.

In 1976, the Sultan’s Armed Forces was reorganized into separate land, air and sea forces, with respective commanders for each service. The position of Commander of the Sultan’s Armed Forces was henceforth abolished which represented a major reappraisal of how the Defence Forces would be organized going forward. Subsequently, in 1979, the position of Chief of Defence Staff was created, although the first incumbent of this post, General Sir Timothy May Creasey, was not appointed until 5 August 1981. In 1987, the Ministry of Defence underwent further restructuring, resulting in the post of Chief of Defence Staff being replaced by Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces.[1]

List of officeholders

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No. Portrait Name
(lifespan) 		Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 General
Sir Timothy May Creasey 		5 August 1981 December 1984 3 years, 3 months [2]
2 Lieutenant General
Sir John Peter Barry Condliffe Watts 		1984 1987 2 years, 3 months [3]
3 Lieutenant General
Hamid bin Said bin Mohammed Al Aufi 		26 March 1987 12 December 1990 3 years, 261 days [1]
4 Lieutenant General
Khamis bin Hamad bin Salim Al Kalbani 		12 December 1990 21 June 2003 12 years, 191 days [1]
5 Lieutenant General
Ahmed bin Harith bin Nasser Al Nabhani 		8 July 2003 18 January 2021 17 years, 194 days [1]
6 Vice Admiral
Abdullah bin Khamis bin Abdullah Al Raisi 		18 January 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 269 days [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Office of the Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces". Ministry of Defense of Oman (in Arabic).
  2. ^ "General Sir Timothy Creasey (Hansard, 19 July 1984)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  3. ^ "Lieutenant-General Sir John Watts". The Telegraph. 2003-12-15. Retrieved 2024-08-23.