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{{Short description|Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces}}
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Major General '''Yousef Huneiti''' ({{lang-ar|يوسف الحنيطي}}) is the current [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces|Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] of the [[Jordanian Armed Forces]]. Huneiti was appointed to this position on 24 July 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.almamlakatv.com/news/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B7%D9%8A-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%A6%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-22856|title=اللواء يوسف الحنيطي رئيسا لهيئة الأركان المشتركة|access-date=24 July 2019|date=24 July 2019|work=[[Al-Mamlaka]] TV|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/jordan-s-king-appoints-new-head-of-armed-forces-/1540527|title=Jordan's King appoints new head of armed forces|website=[[Anadolu Agency]]|date=24 July 2019}}</ref> Huneiti is the first [[Royal Jordanian Air Force|Jordanian Air Force]] commander to be appointed Chief of the Armed Forces.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/article/90161/jordanian-military-gets-new-chief|title=Jordanian military gets new chief|work=Janes|access-date=21 September 2019|date=30 July 2019}}</ref>


==Career==
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Major General '''Yousef Huneiti''' is the current [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces|Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] of the [[Jordanian Armed Forces]]. Huneiti was appointed to this position on 24 July 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.almamlakatv.com/news/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B7%D9%8A-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%A6%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-22856|title=اللواء يوسف الحنيطي رئيسا لهيئة الأركان المشتركة|accessdate=24 July 2019|date=24 July 2019|work=[[Al-Mamlaka]] TV|language=Arabic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/jordan-s-king-appoints-new-head-of-armed-forces-/1540527|title=Jordan’s King appoints new head of armed forces|website=[[Anadolu Agency]]|date=24 July 2019}}</ref> Huneiti is the first [[Royal Jordanian Air Force|Jordanian Air Force]] commander to be appointed as Army Chief.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/article/90161/jordanian-military-gets-new-chief|title=Jordanian military gets new chief|work=Janes|accessdate=21 September 2019|date=30 July 2019}}</ref>
He was part of the Jordanian Air Force at [[King Hussein Air Base]] in 1978, then at [[Prince Hassan Air Base]] in 1981, and [[H-4 Air Base]] in 1982. In 1983, he became a fighting pilot, and in 1989, he became a trainer.

In 2003, he served as the Head of the Operations and Plans Division, then as the Commander of the Aviation at [[Muwaffaq Salti Air Base]] in 2008–2010, and as the Commander of King Hussein Air College in 2010–2012.

He later became a supervisor of air training operations in general in Jordan in 2012, after which he was promoted to be the Director of Air Operations in the period (2013–2015), then he reached the position of Assistant Commander of the Royal Air Force for Operations and Air Defense on July 9, 2015, then Commander of the Royal Air Force On 22 December 2016, he remained in this position until he was appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military position in Jordan on 24 July 2019.<ref name="albalqatoday">{{cite web |url=http://www.albalqatoday.com/article/105984 |title=من هو ـ اللواء يوسف الحنيطي .. السيرة الذاتية |website=albalqatoday.com |language=Arabic |date=24 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724181155/http://www.albalqatoday.com/article/105984 |archive-date=2019-07-24 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
He is married and has five daughters and one son.<ref name="albalqatoday"/>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:46, 3 May 2024

Yousef Huneiti
Yousef Huneiti in 2024
Native name
يوسف الحنيطي
Born (1959-03-02) 2 March 1959 (age 65)
Amman, Jordan
AllegianceJordan
Service/branch Royal Jordanian Air Force
Years of service1978–present

Major General Yousef Huneiti (Arabic: يوسف الحنيطي) is the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces. Huneiti was appointed to this position on 24 July 2019.[1][2] Huneiti is the first Jordanian Air Force commander to be appointed Chief of the Armed Forces.[3]

Career

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He was part of the Jordanian Air Force at King Hussein Air Base in 1978, then at Prince Hassan Air Base in 1981, and H-4 Air Base in 1982. In 1983, he became a fighting pilot, and in 1989, he became a trainer.

In 2003, he served as the Head of the Operations and Plans Division, then as the Commander of the Aviation at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in 2008–2010, and as the Commander of King Hussein Air College in 2010–2012.

He later became a supervisor of air training operations in general in Jordan in 2012, after which he was promoted to be the Director of Air Operations in the period (2013–2015), then he reached the position of Assistant Commander of the Royal Air Force for Operations and Air Defense on July 9, 2015, then Commander of the Royal Air Force On 22 December 2016, he remained in this position until he was appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military position in Jordan on 24 July 2019.[4]

Personal life

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He is married and has five daughters and one son.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "اللواء يوسف الحنيطي رئيسا لهيئة الأركان المشتركة". Al-Mamlaka TV (in Arabic). 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Jordan's King appoints new head of armed forces". Anadolu Agency. 24 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Jordanian military gets new chief". Janes. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "من هو ـ اللواء يوسف الحنيطي .. السيرة الذاتية". albalqatoday.com (in Arabic). 24 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-07-24.
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