Military ranks of Egypt

The Military ranks of Egypt are the military insignia used by the Egyptian Armed Forces. Egypt has a uniform system similar to the United Kingdom, with rank insignia being similar across the different services.^[1]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Egyptian Army[2] v t e
	مشیر Mushir		فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal		فريق Fariq		لواء Liwa		عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id		نقيب Naqib		ملازم أول Mulazim awwal			ملازم Mulazim
Navy collar
Egyptian Navy v t e
			فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal		فريق Fariq		لواء Liwa		عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id		نقيب Naqib		ملازم أول Mulazim awwal			ملازم Mulazim
Egyptian Air Force v t e
			فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal		فريق Fariq		لواء Liwa		عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id		نقيب Naqib		ملازم أول Mulazim awwal			ملازم Mulazim
Egyptian Air Defense Forces v t e
					فريق Fariq		لواء Liwa		عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id		نقيب Naqib		ملازم أول Mulazim awwal			ملازم Mulazim
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Egyptian Army v t e
	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal						مساعد Mosa'id		رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib												عريف 'arif						جندي Jundi
Egyptian Navy v t e
	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal						مساعد Mosa'id		رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib												عريف 'arif						جندي Jundi
Egyptian Air Force v t e
	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal						مساعد Mosa'id		رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib												عريف 'arif						جندي Jundi
Egyptian Air Defense Forces v t e
	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal						مساعد Mosa'id		رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib												عريف 'arif						جندي Jundi
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

History

Main article: Military ranks of the Kingdom of Egypt

The Egyptian military 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.

References

1. Tartter, Jean R. (1991). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Egypt: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 325. ISBN 978-0-8444-0729-6. LCCN 91-29876. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
2. "Ranks of Military Officers". mod.gov.eg. Ministry of Defense (Egypt). Retrieved 30 May 2021.

External links

• "Egypt". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 9 January 2022.