Saudi Arabia: Lt-General Al-Bunyan, new Deputy Chief of Staffnote

Director-General of the Defence Minister’s Office Lt-General Abdulrahman Bin Saleh Al-Bunyan was appointed on 22/9.13 as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Saudi Armed Forces in place of Lt-General Abdulaziz Bin Mohammad Bin Abdullah Al-Hussein. The following 464-word report sheds light on the move and tells what about Lt-General Al-Bunyan’s relationship within the Saudi military establishment. [Fully reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/39 – September 27, 2013)]