Military ranks of Egypt

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The Military ranks of Egypt are the military insignia used by the Egyptian Armed Forces. Egypt has a uniform system similar to the United Kingdom, with rank insignia being similar across the different services. [1]

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Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Flag of the Army of Egypt.svg  Egyptian Army [2]
Egypt Army - OF10.svg Egypt Army - OF09.svg Egypt Army - OF08.svg Egypt Army - OF07.svg Egypt Army - OF06.svg Egypt Army - OF05.svg Egypt Army - OF04.svg Egypt Army - OF03.svg Egypt Army - OF02.svg Egypt Army - OF01b.svg Egypt Army - OF01a.svg
مشیر
Mushir
فريق أول‎‎
Fariq 'awal
فريق
Fariq
لواء
Liwa
عميد
Amid
عقيد
Aqid
مقدم
Muqaddam
رائد
Ra'id
نقيب
Naqib
ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal
ملازم
Mulazim
Navy collar Egypt-navy-collar 05.gif
Egypt-navy-collar 04.gif Egypt-navy-collar 03.gif Egypt-navy-collar 02.gif Egypt-navy-collar 01.gif
Flag of the Egyptian Navy.svg  Egyptian Navy
Egypt Navy - OF09.svg Egypt Navy - OF08.svg Egypt Navy - OF07.svg Egypt Navy - OF06.svg Egypt Navy - OF05.svg Egypt Navy - OF04.svg Egypt Navy - OF03.svg Egypt Navy - OF02.svg Egypt Navy - OF01b.svg Egypt Navy - OF01a.svg
فريق أول‎‎
Fariq 'awal
فريق
Fariq
لواء
Liwa
عميد
Amid
عقيد
Aqid
مقدم
Muqaddam
رائد
Ra'id
نقيب
Naqib
ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal
ملازم
Mulazim
Eafflag.svg  Egyptian Air Force
Egypt Air Force - OF09.svg Egypt Air Force - OF08.svg Egypt Air Force - OF07.svg Egypt Air Force - OF06.svg Egypt Air Force - OF05.svg Egypt Air Force - OF04.svg Egypt Air Force - OF03.svg Egypt Air Force - OF02.svg Egypt Air Force - OF01b.svg Egypt Air Force - OF01a.svg
فريق أول‎‎
Fariq 'awal
فريق
Fariq
لواء
Liwa
عميد
Amid
عقيد
Aqid
مقدم
Muqaddam
رائد
Ra'id
نقيب
Naqib
ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal
ملازم
Mulazim
Flag of the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.svg Egyptian Air Defense Forces
Egypt Army - OF08.svg Egypt Army - OF07.svg Egypt Army - OF06.svg Egypt Army - OF05.svg Egypt Army - OF04.svg Egypt Army - OF03.svg Egypt Army - OF02.svg Egypt Army - OF01b.svg Egypt Army - OF01a.svg
فريق
Fariq
لواء
Liwa
عميد
Amid
عقيد
Aqid
مقدم
Muqaddam
رائد
Ra'id
نقيب
Naqib
ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal
ملازم
Mulazim
Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Flag of the Army of Egypt.svg  Egyptian Army
Egypt Army - OR09.svg Egypt Army - OR-8.svg EgyptianArmyInsignia-StaffSergeant.svg EgyptianArmyInsignia-Sergeant.svg EgyptianArmyInsignia-Corporal.svg EgyptianArmyInsignia-Private.svg
مساعد أول
Mosa'id awwal
مساعد
Mosa'id
رقيب أول
Raqib awwal
رقيب
Raqib
عريف
'arif
جندي
Jundi
Flag of the Egyptian Navy.svg  Egyptian Navy
Blank.svg Blank.svg EgyptianNavyInsignia-StaffSergeant.svg EgyptianNavyInsignia-Sergeant.svg EgyptianNavyInsignia-Corporal.svg Blank.svg
مساعد أول
Mosa'id awwal
مساعد
Mosa'id
رقيب أول
Raqib awwal
رقيب
Raqib
عريف
'arif
جندي
Jundi
Eafflag.svg  Egyptian Air Force
Blank.svg Blank.svg Raqib Awwal - Egyptian Air Force.svg Raqib - Egyptian Air Force.svg Arif - Egyptian Air Force.svg Blank.svg
مساعد أول
Mosa'id awwal
مساعد
Mosa'id
رقيب أول
Raqib awwal
رقيب
Raqib
عريف
'arif
جندي
Jundi
Flag of the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.svg Egyptian Air Defense Forces
Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg
مساعد أول
Mosa'id awwal
مساعد
Mosa'id
رقيب أول
Raqib awwal
رقيب
Raqib
عريف
'arif
جندي
Jundi
Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted

History

The Egyptian military ranks were changed after the revolution of 1952 and the fall of the monarchy. In the year 1958 the crown was replaced by the Eagle of Saladin (also known as "The Egyptian Eagle"; "Ancient Egyptian Eagle", and is the new coat of arms) and formal-Arabic language ranks.

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References

  1. Tartter, Jean R. (1991). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Egypt: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 325. ISBN   978-0-8444-0729-6. LCCN   91-29876 . Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. "Ranks of Military Officers". mod.gov.eg. Ministry of Defense (Egypt). Retrieved 30 May 2021.