Military ranks of United Arab Emirates

The Military ranks of United Arab Emirates are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of UAE. Being a former British protectorate, United Arab Emirates shares a rank structure similar to that of United Kingdom.

Commissioned Officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.

Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
 United Arab Emirates Army
No equivalent No equivalent
Fariq Awwal
(فريق أول‎‎)
Fariq
(فريق)
Liwa
(لواء)
Amid
(عميد)
Aqid
(عقيد)
Muqaddam
(مقدم)
Ra'id
(رائد)
Naqib
(نقيب)
Mulazim Awwal
(ملازم أول)
Mulazim
(ملازم)
 United Arab Emirates Navy
No equivalent No equivalent
Fariq Awwal
(فريق أول‎‎)
Fariq
(فريق)
Liwa
(لواء)
Amid
(عميد)
Aqid
(عقيد)
Muqaddam
(مقدم)
Ra'id
(رائد)
Naqib
(نقيب)
Mulazim Awwal
(ملازم أول)
Mulazim
(ملازم)
 United Arab Emirates Air Force
No equivalent No equivalent
General Lieutenant
General
Major
General
Brigadier
General
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

Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively.

Equivalent
NATO code
OR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1
 United Arab Emirates Army
No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No insignia
Warrant officer Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
 United Arab Emirates Navy
No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No insignia
Warrant officer Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Ordinary seaman
 United Arab Emirates Air Force
No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No insignia
Master Sergeant Sergeant First Class Sergeant Corporal Private First Class Private
Equivalent
NATO Code
OR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1

References

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