Deputizing King Abdulla II of Jordan, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lt. General Mahmoud Freihat attended the Royal Jordanian Command and Staff College (RJCSC) graduation ceremony on Thursday, Petra news agency reported.

During the ceremony, the RJCSC’s Commander, Brigadier General Mohammad Samadi, said the College has worked since its inception to prepare Jordanian officers, and peers from the Arab and friendly countries militarily to assume advanced leadership posts.

At the end of the ceremony, Freihat distributed certificates to the 230 graduates, 68 of whom from 12 Arab and friendly countries, as well as officers of the Jordanian Armed Forces, the Arab Army and the security services.

A number of senior military officers attended the graduation ceremony.

The Royal Command and Staff College awards its graduates a bachelor’s degree in Military Science under the umbrella of Mutah University.