Jeddah, SPA:
Commander of Air Forces General Staff Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Ayesh was retired on pension and Major General Fayyadh bin Hamid bin Ragad Al-Ruwaili was promoted to General and appointed as Commander of Air Forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a royal order said yesterday.
A statement by the Royal Court said the decision to retire General Al-Ayesh on pension and appoint his replacement was taken upon recommendations of the Minister of Defense.
The order instructed the Minister of Defense to act accordingly and immediately.