Egyptian Army ranks
Appearance
The Egyptian Army ranks are the military insignia used by the Egyptian Army.
History
The Egyptian army 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 (the new coat of arms) and the Turco-Egyptian ranks were changed into Arabic ranks.
Commissioned Officers
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Egyptian Army[1] |
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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 |
- 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 personnel
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | 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 |
جندي Jundi |
See also
- Egyptian Army Uniform
- Comparative military ranks
- Egyptian Air Force ranks
- Egyptian Navy ranks
- Egyptian Army
References
- ^ "Ranks of Military Officers". mod.gov.eg. Ministry of Defense (Egypt). Retrieved 30 May 2021.