Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghofaily

Vice Chief of the General Staff

He is Vice Chief of the General Staff with the rank of lieutenant general, appointed by royal order that relieved him of the post of Chief of Staff of the Naval Forces. He took command of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces after promotion to lieutenant general in November 2017, having earlier commanded the Eastern Fleet for several years. He holds a bachelor's degree in naval and military sciences and a master's degree in national security strategy. In 2019 he sponsored the graduation of the 69th class of the Naval Forces Technical Studies Institute, and in 2025 he discussed with Singapore's Chief of Defence Force ways of strengthening cooperation and exchanging naval expertise.