Comparative air force officer ranks of Africa

Rank comparison chart of air forces of African states.

Officers
Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
Algerian Air Force
 No equivalent
Unknown
Lieutenant
General		 Major
General		 Brigadier
General		 Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel		 Major Captain 1st
Lieutenant		 2nd
Lieutenant
National Air Force of Angola
 No equivalent
Colonel General
General de Aviaçao		 General
General		 Lieutenant General
Tenente General		 Major General
Brigadeiro General		 Colonel
Coronel		 Lieutenant Colonel
Teniente Coronel		 Major
Mayor		 Captain
Capitão		 First Lieutenant
Premiero Teniente		 Second Lieutenant
Segundo-Teniente		 Officer Cadet
Aspirante
Benin No air force
 Botswana Defence Force Air Wing
 No equivalent
Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Burkina Faso Air Force
 No equivalent No equivalent
Général d'armée Général de corps Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Major Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Burundi No air force
 Cameroon Air Force
 No equivalent No equivalent
Général d'armée aérienne Général de corps aérien Général de division aérienne Général de brigade aérienne Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Cape Verde No air force
 Central African Air Force
 No equivalent
Unknown
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
 Chadian Air Force
 No equivalent
No equivalent
Général de division aérienne Général de brigade aérienne Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Comoros No air force
 Air Force of the DR Congo
 No equivalent Unknown
General
Général d'Armée		 Lieutenant General
Lieutenant-Général		 Major General
Général-Major		 Brigadier General
Général de Brigade		 Colonel
Colonel		 Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant-Colonel		 Major
Major		 Captain
Capitaine		 Lieutenant
Lieutenant		 2nd lieutenant
Sous-Lieutenant
Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
Congolese Air Force
 No equivalent
Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
 Djibouti Air Force
 No equivalent
 Unknown
Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
 Egyptian Air Force
 No equivalent Unknown
Air Chief Marshal
Fariq awwal tayar
(فريق أول طيار)		 Air Marshal‎‎
Fariq tayar
(فريق طيار)		 Air Vice-Marshal
Liwaa' tayar
(لواء طيار‎‎)		 Air Commodore
'amid tayar
(عميد طيار‎‎)		 Group Captain
'aqid tayar
(عقيد طيار‎‎)		 Wing Commander
Moqaddim tayar
(مقدم طيار)		 Squadron Leader
Ra'id tayar
(رائد طيار)		 Flight Lieutenant
Naqib tayar
(نقيب طيار‎‎)		 Flying Officer
Molazim awwal tayar
(ملازم أول طيار)		 Pilot Officer
Molazim tayar
(ملازم طيار‎‎)
 Equatorial Guinea Air Force
 No equivalent
 Unknown
Major General
General De Division		 Brigadier General
General De Brigada		 Colonel
Coronel		 Lieutenant Colonel
Teniente Coronel		 Major
Comandante		 Captain
Capitán		 1st Lieutenant
Teniente		 2nd lieutenant
Alférez
Eritrean Air Force
 No equivalent
 Unknown
Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Ethiopian Air Force
 No equivalent
Unknown
Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain 1st Lieutenant Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant
 Gabon Air Force
 No equivalent Unknown
Général d´armée Général de corps d´armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Gambia No air force
 Ghana Air Force
 No equivalent No equivalent
Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Flying Officer Pilot Officer
 Guinea Air Force
 No equivalent No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Guinea-Bissau No air force
 Ivory Coast Air Force
 No equivalent
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel-Major Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant Aspirant
 Kenya Air Force
 No equivalent
Commander-in-Chief General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Lesotho Air Squadron
 No equivalent
 Unknown
Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
Liberia No air force
 Libyan Air Force
 No equivalent
No equivalent
Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Madagascar Air Force
 No equivalent No equivalent
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Malawi Air Force
 No equivalent No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Malian Air Force
 No equivalent
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel-Major Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant Aspirant Élève officier d'active
 Mauritania Islamic Air Force
 No equivalent
 Unknown
Général de division
لواء		 Général de brigade
عميد		 Colonel
عقيد		 Lieutenant-Colonel
مقدم		 Commandant
رائد		 Capitaine
نقيب		 Lieutenant
ملازم أول		 Sous-Lieutenant
ملازم
 Mauritius No air force
Royal Moroccan Air Force
 No equivalent No equivalent
Général d'armée Aerienne Général de corps Aerienne Général de division Aerienne Général de brigade Aerienne Colonel Major Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
 Mozambique Air Force
 No equivalent
No equivalent
Coronel General Teniente General Major General Coronel Teniente Coronel Major Capitáo Teniente Aleférez
 Namibian Air Force
 No equivalent
No equivalent
Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
 Niger Air Force
 No equivalent
No equivalent
Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
 Nigerian Air Force
 No equivalent
Marshal of the Air Force Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Flying Officer Pilot Officer
 Rwandan Air Force
 No equivalent Unknown
Général Lieutenant général Général-major Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenannt
Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
São Tomé and Príncipe No air force
 Senegalese Air Force
 No equivalent
 Unknown
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Seychelles Air Force
 No equivalent
Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer Cadet
Sierra Leone No air force
 Somali Air Force
 No equivalent
No equivalent
Major general
Sareeye Gaas		 Brigadier General
Sareeye Guuto		 Colonel
Gashaanle Sare		 Lieutenant colonel
Gashaanle Dhexe		 Major
Gashaanle		 Captain
Dhamme		 First Lieutenant
Laba Xídígle		 Second Lieutenant
Xídígle
 South African Air Force
 No equivalent
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer candidate
South Sudan
Air
Marshal		 General Lieutenant
General		 Major
General		 Brigadier
General		 Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel		 Major Captain First
Lieutenant		 Second
Lieutenant		 Officer
Cadet
 Sudanese Air Force
 No equivalent Unknown
Fariq awwal
(فريق أول)		 Fariq
(فريق‎‎)		 Liwaa'
(لواء‎‎)		 'amid
(عميد)		 'aqid
(عقيد)		 Moqaddim
(مقدم)		 Ra'id
(رائد‎‎)		 Naqib
(نقيب)		 Molazim awwal
(ملازم أول)		 Molazim thani
(ملازم)
Swaziland No air force
 Tanzania Air Force
 No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer candidate
Togolese Air Force
 No equivalent
No equivalent
Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
 Tunisian Air Force
 No equivalent
 Unknown
Army corps general Major general Brigadier General Major Colonel Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
 Ugandan Air Force
 No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer cadet
 Zambian Air Force
 No equivalent No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
 Air Force of Zimbabwe
 No equivalent No equivalent
Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Air Lieutenant Air Sub-Lieutenant
Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer

Warrant officers
Equivalent NATO rankWO-5WO-4WO-3WO-2WO-1
 South African Air Force
Master chief warrant officer Senior chief warrant officer Chief warrant officer Master warrant officer Senior warrant officer

See also
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