Egyptian Army ranks
Egyptian Army ranks:
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 (also known as "The Egyptian Eagle"; "Ancient Egyptian Eagle", and is the new coat of arms) and formal-Arabic language ranks.
Commissioned 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) & Student officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- 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 ratings
| Equivalent NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Private | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mosa'id awwal (مساعد أول) |
Mosa'id (مساعد) |
Raqib awwal (رقيب أول) |
Raqib (رقيب) |
'arif (عريف) |
Jondi (جندي) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
- Egyptian Army Uniform
- Comparative military ranks
- Egyptian Air Force ranks
- Egyptian Navy ranks
- Egyptian Army
References
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