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| − | The [[ | + | The [[Sultan's Armed Forces]] (SAF), under the supreme command of Sultan [[Qaboos bin Said]], are the armed forces of Oman.<ref>[http://www.omanet.om/english/government/defence.asp?cat=gov Defence], Ministry of Information, Sultanate of Oman, accessed 22 June 2010.</ref> |
==People== | ==People== | ||
| − | === | + | ===Commander, Sultan's Armed Forces (CSAF)=== |
| + | *[[David Smiley]] 1958-1961 | ||
| + | *[[Corran Purdon]] 1967-1970 | ||
*[[John Graham]] 1970-1972.<ref>[http://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/mec/MEChandlists/GB165-0327-Graham-Collection.pdf John Graham collection (pdf)], Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford, accessed 22 June 2010.</ref> | *[[John Graham]] 1970-1972.<ref>[http://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/mec/MEChandlists/GB165-0327-Graham-Collection.pdf John Graham collection (pdf)], Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford, accessed 22 June 2010.</ref> | ||
*[[Timothy Creasey]] 1972-1975<ref>W.D. Flackes and Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-88, BlackStaff Press, 1989, p.107.</ref> | *[[Timothy Creasey]] 1972-1975<ref>W.D. Flackes and Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-88, BlackStaff Press, 1989, p.107.</ref> | ||
*[[Ken Perkins]] 1975-1977<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6898541.ece Major-General Ken Perkins: Commander of the Sultan of Oman’s Armed Forces], Sunday Times, 1 November 2009.</ref> | *[[Ken Perkins]] 1975-1977<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6898541.ece Major-General Ken Perkins: Commander of the Sultan of Oman’s Armed Forces], Sunday Times, 1 November 2009.</ref> | ||
| + | The position of CSAF was due to be abolished after Perkins' departure.<ref>John Peterson, Oman's insurgencies: the sultanate's struggle for supremacy, Saqi, 2007, p.426.</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Chairman, Joint Staff=== | ||
| + | *[[Peter Thwaites]] 1977-1981 | ||
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| + | ===Chief of the Defence Staff=== | ||
| + | A new position created in 1981.<ref>John Peterson, Oman's insurgencies: the sultanate's struggle for supremacy, Saqi, 2007, p.426.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Timothy Creasey]] August 1981<ref>John Peterson, Oman's insurgencies: the sultanate's struggle for supremacy, Saqi, 2007, p.426.</ref>- | ||
| + | *[[John Watts]] 1984-1987 | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:39, 25 June 2010
The Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF), under the supreme command of Sultan Qaboos bin Said, are the armed forces of Oman.[1]
Contents
People
Commander, Sultan's Armed Forces (CSAF)
- David Smiley 1958-1961
- Corran Purdon 1967-1970
- John Graham 1970-1972.[2]
- Timothy Creasey 1972-1975[3]
- Ken Perkins 1975-1977[4]
The position of CSAF was due to be abolished after Perkins' departure.[5]
Chairman, Joint Staff
- Peter Thwaites 1977-1981
Chief of the Defence Staff
A new position created in 1981.[6]
- Timothy Creasey August 1981[7]-
- John Watts 1984-1987
Notes
- ↑ Defence, Ministry of Information, Sultanate of Oman, accessed 22 June 2010.
- ↑ John Graham collection (pdf), Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford, accessed 22 June 2010.
- ↑ W.D. Flackes and Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-88, BlackStaff Press, 1989, p.107.
- ↑ Major-General Ken Perkins: Commander of the Sultan of Oman’s Armed Forces, Sunday Times, 1 November 2009.
- ↑ John Peterson, Oman's insurgencies: the sultanate's struggle for supremacy, Saqi, 2007, p.426.
- ↑ John Peterson, Oman's insurgencies: the sultanate's struggle for supremacy, Saqi, 2007, p.426.
- ↑ John Peterson, Oman's insurgencies: the sultanate's struggle for supremacy, Saqi, 2007, p.426.
