Saudi Arabian military ranks
The article contains the military ranks and insignias of the Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia. The insignias were influenced by both the British and the American militaries.
Commissioned officers
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Saudi Arabian Army |
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| General (فريق أول) |
Lieutenant general (فريق) |
Major general (لواء) |
Brigadier General (عميد) |
Colonel (عقيد) |
Lieutenant colonel (مقدم) |
Major (رائد) |
Captain (نقيب) |
First lieutenant (ملازم أول) |
Second lieutenant (ملازم) |
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 Royal Saudi Navy |
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| Admiral | Vice Admiral | Rear Admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Ensign | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fariq awwal (فريق أول) |
Fariq (فريق) |
Liwaa' (لواء) |
'amid (عميد) |
'aqid (عقيد) |
Moqaddim (مقدم) |
Ra'id (رائد) |
Naqib (نقيب) |
Molazim awwal (ملازم أول) |
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 Royal Saudi Air Force |
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| Fariq Awwal (فريق أول) |
Fariq (فريق) |
Liwa (لواء) |
Amid (عميد) |
Aqid (عقيد) |
Muqaddam (مقدم) |
Raid (رائد) |
Naqib (نقيب) |
Mulazim Awwal (ملازم أول) |
Mulazim (ملازم) |
Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enlisted
The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively.
| 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 رئيس رقباء |
Sergeant Major رقیب اول |
Staff Sergeant رقیب |
First Sergeant |
Sergeant وکیل رقیب |
Corporal عریف |
Private First Class جندي أول |
Private جندي | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Saudi Navy |
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| Raqib awwal (رقيب أول) |
Raqib (رقيب) |
Wakil Raqib | 'arif (عريف) |
Jondi awwal (جندي أول) |
Jondi (جندي) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Saudi Air Force |
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| Warrant Officer | Senior Master Sergeant | Master Sergeant | Technical Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | Senior Airman | Airman First Class | Airman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equivalent NATO Code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
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