Comparative army officer ranks of Africa

Rank comparison chart of armies/ land forces of African states.

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5		OF-4	OF-3		OF-2		OF-1				OF(D) and student officer
Algerian People's National Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Algerian People's National Army	No equivalent		Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major		Captain		1st Lieutenant		2nd Lieutenant		Unknown
Angolan Army	No equivalent
Angolan Army	No equivalent	General de Exército	General	Tenente General	Brigadeiro General	Coronel		Tenente Coronel	Major		Capitão		Tenente		Sub-Tenente		Aspirante
Benin Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Benin Army	No equivalent			Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-Major	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Commandant		Capitaine-Major	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant		Unknown
Botswana Ground Force	No equivalent
Botswana Ground Force	No equivalent		Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major		Captain		1st Lieutenant		2nd Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Burkina Faso Ground Forces	No equivalent																Unknown
Burkina Faso Ground Forces	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		Unknown
Burundi Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Burundi Army	No equivalent				Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant	Capitaine-Commandant	Capitaine		Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant		Unknown
Cameroon Ground Forces	No equivalent																Unknown
Cameroon Ground Forces	No equivalent	Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant		Unknown
Cape Verdean National Guard	No equivalent
Cape Verdean National Guard	No equivalent			Major General Major-general	Brigadier Brigadeiro	Colonel Coronel		Lieutenant Colonel Tenente-coronel	Major Major		Captain Capitão		First Lieutenant Primeiro tenente	Lieutenant Tenente		Second Lieutenant Subtenente	Officer Cadet Aspirante
Central African Ground Forces	No equivalent																Unknown
Central African Ground Forces	No equivalent	Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant		Unknown
Chadian ground forces
Chadian ground forces	Maréchal	Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Comorian Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Comorian Army	No equivalent			Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant		Unknown
Land Forces of the DR Congo	No equivalent																Unknown
Land Forces of the DR Congo	No equivalent	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		Unknown
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5		OF-4	OF-3		OF-2		OF-1				OF(D) and student officer
Congolese Ground Forces	No equivalent																Unknown
Congolese Ground Forces	No equivalent		Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant		Unknown
Djiboutian Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Djiboutian Army	No equivalent			Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant		Unknown
Egyptian Army																	No equivalent
	Moshir (مشير)	Fariq awwal (فريق أول)	Fariq (فريق)	Liwaa' (لواء)	'amid (عميد)	'aqid (عقيد)		Moqaddim (مقدم)	Ra'id (رائد)		Naqib (نقيب)		Molazim awwal (ملازم أول)		Molazim (ملازم)
	Field Marshal	Colonel General / General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major		Captain		First Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant
Army of Equatorial Guinea	No equivalent																Unknown
Army of Equatorial Guinea	No equivalent			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		Unknown
Eritrean Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Eritrean Army	No equivalent			Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major		Captain		First Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Unknown
Ethiopian Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Ethiopian Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major		Captain		1st Lieutenant	Lieutenant		2nd Lieutenant	Unknown
Gabon Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Gabon Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major		Captain		1st lieutenant		2nd lieutenant		Unknown
Gambian National Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Gambian National Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		First lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Unknown
Ghana Army																	Unknown
Ghana Army	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant		2nd lieutenant		Unknown
Guinea Ground Forces	No equivalent																Unknown
Guinea Ground Forces	No equivalent	Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant		Unknown
Army of Guinea-Bissau	No equivalent																No equivalent
Army of Guinea-Bissau	No equivalent	General General	Lieutenant general Tenente-general	Major general Major-general	Brigadier general Brigadeir-general	Colonel Coronel		Lieutenant colonel Tenente-coronel	Major Major		Captain Capitão		First lieutenant Primeiro tenente	Lieutenant Tenente		Sub-lieutenant Subtenente	No equivalent
Ivory Coast Ground Forces	No equivalent
Ivory Coast Ground Forces	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 Army																	Unknown
Kenya Army	Commander-in-Chief	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant		2nd Lieutenant		Unknown
Lesotho Army																	Unknown
Lesotho Army	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant		2nd lieutenant		Unknown
Liberian Ground Forces																	Unknown
Liberian Ground Forces	General of the Army	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		First Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Unknown
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5		OF-4	OF-3		OF-2		OF-1				OF(D) and student officer
Libyan Ground Forces		No equivalent															No equivalent
	Mushir (مشير)		Fariq (فريق)	Liwaa' (لواء)	'amid (عميد)	'aqid (عقيد)		Moqaddim (مقدم)	Ra'id (رائد)		Naqib (نقيب)		Molazim awwal (ملازم أول)		Molazim (ملازم)
	Field marshal		Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		First lieutenant		Lieutenant
Madagascar Ground Forces	No equivalent																Unknown
Madagascar Ground Forces	No equivalent	Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant		Unknown
Malawi Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Malawi Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant		2nd Lieutenant		Unknown
Mali Army	No equivalent
Mali Army	No equivalent	Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-Major	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant Chef de bataillon Chef d'escadron Chef d'escadrons		Capitaine		Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant		Aspirant	Élève officier d'active
Mauritanian National Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Mauritanian National Army	No equivalent			Général de division لواء	Général de brigade عميد	Colonel عقيد		Lieutenant-Colonel مقدم	Commandant رائد		Capitaine نقيب		Lieutenant ملازم أول		Sous-Lieutenant ملازم		Unknown
Mauritius	No army
Royal Moroccan Army
Royal Moroccan Army	Maréchal	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	Eleve Officier
Mozambican Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Mozambican Army	No equivalent		Coronel General	Teniente General	Major General	Coronel		Teniente Coronel	Major		Capitão		Teniente		Aleférez		Unknown
Namibian Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Namibian Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant		2nd lieutenant		Unknown
Niger Army	No equivalent
Niger Army	No equivalent	Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Commandant Chef de bataillon Chef d'escadron(s)		Captaine		Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant		Aspirant
Nigerian Army																	Unknown
Nigerian Army	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Unknown
Rwandan Land Forces	No equivalent																Unknown
Rwandan Land Forces	No equivalent	Général	Lieutenant général	Général-major	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major		Captaine		Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant		Unknown
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5		OF-4	OF-3		OF-2		OF-1				OF(D) and student officer
Army of São Tomé and Príncipe	No equivalent
Army of São Tomé and Príncipe	No equivalent				Brigadeiro	Coronel		Tenente-coronel	Major		Capitão		Tenente		Alferes		Aspirante-a-Oficial-Aluno
Senegalese Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Senegalese Army	No equivalent		Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant		Unknown
Seychelles Infantry Unit	No equivalent
Seychelles Infantry Unit	No equivalent				Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major		Captain		1st Lieutenant		Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Sierra Leone Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Sierra Leone Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		First Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Unknown
Somali National Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Somali National Army	No equivalent		Lieutenant general Sareeye Guud	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		Unknown
South African Army	No equivalent
South African Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant		2nd lieutenant		Candidate officer
South Sudan Army																	Unknown
South Sudan Army	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant		2nd lieutenant		Unknown
Sudanese Army																	Unknown
Sudanese Army	Mushir	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)		Unknown
Eswatini Army																	Unknown
Eswatini Army	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant		2nd lieutenant		Unknown
Tanzanian Army	No equivalent
Tanzanian Army	No equivalent	General Jenerali	Lieutenant General Luteni Jenerali	Major General Meja Jenerali	Brigadier General Brigedia Jenerali	Colonel Kanali		Lieutenant Colonel Luteni Kanali	Major Meja		Captain Kapteni		Lieutenant Luteni		2nd lieutenant Luteni usu		Officer candidate
Togolese Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Togolese Army	No equivalent				Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant		Unknown
Tunisian Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Tunisian Army	No equivalent		Army corps general	Major general	Brigadier general	Major Colonel	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Unknown
Ugandan Land Forces	No equivalent																Unknown
Ugandan Land Forces	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant		2nd Lieutenant		Unknown
Zambian Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Zambian Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant		2nd Lieutenant		Unknown
Zimbabwe National Army	No equivalent																Unknown
Zimbabwe National Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant		2nd lieutenant		Unknown
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5		OF-4	OF-3		OF-2		OF-1				OF(D) and student officer

Warrant officers

Equivalent NATO rank	WO-1		WO-2		WO-3		WO-4		WO-5
South African Army
South African Army	Senior warrant officer		Master warrant officer		Chief warrant officer		Senior chief warrant officer		Master chief warrant officer

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

Comparative army officer ranks of Africa

Officers

Warrant officers

See also

References