| Education | 
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1968 | 
Sandhurst Military Academy  (UK) | 
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1979 | 
Ms Military Sciences US Army Command & General Staff Fort Leavenworth  (USA) | 
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1980 | 
Ms Management & Political Sciences Auburn University Montgomery Alabama  (USA) | 
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International Defense Management Navy Post Graduate School Monterey California  (USA) | 
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Air War College Maxwell Alabama  (USA) | 
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US Army Air Defense Artillery Fort Bliss  (USA) | 
| Past Occupation | 
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Commander of Air Defense Batallion  (Saudi Arabia) | 
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Training Officer & Assistant Staff Air Defense  (Saudi Arabia) | 
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Heqd of Inspection & Control  Department in Air Defense Forces  (Saudi Arabia) | 
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Head of Planning & Projects at Air Defense  (Saudi Arabia) | 
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Assistant Head of Air Defense Forces  (Saudi Arabia) | 
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Deputy Commander of Air Forces  (Saudi Arabia) | 
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1986 | 
Commander of Air Forces  (Saudi Arabia) | 
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1990 | 
Commander of Joint Forces & Operation Theater  (Saudi Arabia) | 
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1991 | 
Promoted Field Marshall  (Saudi Arabia) | 
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1991 | 
Retired from the Armed Forces folowing his Request  (Saudi Arabia) | 
| Current Occupation | 
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Owner of Al Hayat Newspaper  (Saudi Arabia) | 
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Assistant to the Minister of Defense & Civil Aviation & General Inspector for Military Affairs with rank of Minister  (Saudi Arabia) | 
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Member of the board of trustees of Arab Thought Association  (Saudi Arabia) |