Chief of Defence Staff (Arab Union)

The Chief of Defence Staff (Arabic: رئيس أركان الدفاع ra’īs arkān ad-difā‘) is the executive commander of the Union Defence Forces (UDF), the armed forces of the Arab Union. The Chief of Defence Staff chairs the Military Command Council, which also includes the individual chiefs of staff of the three branches of the UDF (the Army, Navy and Air Force) and other senior military officers. The Chief of Defence Staff is appointed by and directly answerable to the Minister of Defence, and is also a member of the Presidential Executive Council.