Military ranks of Egypt
The following are the ranks used by the Egyptian Armed Forces, which are based primarily on those of the British Armed Forces.
Commissioned officers
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| 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 |
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 Egyptian Navy |
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| 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 |
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 Egyptian Air Force |
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| 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 |
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- The Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces must be at least a holder of the rank of General.
- The Field Marshal rank is given only to the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces.
Enlisted
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| Egyptian Army |
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| مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal |
مساعد Mosa'id |
رقيب أول Raqib awwal |
رقيب Raqib |
عريف 'arif |
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| Egyptian Navy |
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| مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal |
مساعد Mosa'id |
رقيب أول Raqib awwal |
رقيب Raqib |
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| Egyptian Air Force |
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| مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal |
مساعد Mosa'id |
رقيب أول Raqib awwal |
رقيب Raqib |
عريف 'arif |
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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.
See also
References
- "Ranks of Military Officers". mod.gov.eg. Ministry of Defense (Egypt). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- Rank insignia - Army (field dress)
- Rank insignia - Navy & Coast Guard (shoulder insignia)
- Rank insignia - Navy & Coast Guard (sleeve insignia)
- Rank insignia - Air Force & Aviation
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