General Staff of the Union Defence Forces

The General Staff of the Union Defence Forces (Arabic: رئيس اركان الحرب لقوات الدفاع الاتحادي ra’īs arkān al-ḥarb li-quwāt ad-difā‘ al-ittiḥādī) is the highest command centre of the Union Defence Forces, the regular military forces of the Union of Arab Republics. It is headed by the Chief of the General Staff, who is normally the highest-ranking member of either of the three active service branches and who answers to the Minister of Defence. The General Staff has its headquarters in the Khan el-Malek borough of Ibrahimia, adjacent to the Zaki al-Arsuzi Military Academy.