Military ranks of Iraq

The Military ranks of Iraq are the military insignia used by the Iraqi Armed Forces. While the rank structure generally follows the rank structure of the Ottoman Empire, the insignia is inspired by the British insignia.^[1]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Iraqi Ground Forces[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
Iraqi Navy[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
Iraqi Air Force[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
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

The commissioned officer ranks may be translated as follows:

• Mulazim - Second Lieutenant
• Mulazim Awal - First Lieutenant
• Naqib - Captain
• Ra’id - Major
• Muqaddam - Lieutenant Colonel
• Aqid - Colonel
• Amid - Brigadier General
• Liwa - Major General
• Fariq - Lieutenant General
• Fariq Awal - General
• Mushir - Field Marshal (not in use since 2003)

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Iraqi Ground Forces[2] v t e
									رقيب أول Raqib 'awal		رقیب Raqib												عريف Earif						جندي أول Jundiun awwal						جندي Jundiun‎‎
Iraqi Navy[2] v t e
									رقيب أول Rayiys eurafa		رقيب Arif												نائب عريف Nāyīb arīf						جندي أول Jundi 'awwal						جندى Jundi
Iraqi Air Force[2] v t e
									رقيب أول Raqib 'awal		رقیب Raqib												عريف Earif						جندي أول Jundiun awwal						جندي Jundiun‎‎
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

References

1. Dyer, Gwynne (1979). "Iraq". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 348. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
2. Kechichian, Joseph A. (1990). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Iraq: a country study. Area Handbook (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 226–227. LCCN 89013940. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

External links

• "قاعدة التشريعات العراقية/ نظام رتب وضباط الجيش لعام 1965" [Iraqi Legislation Base / Army Ranks and Officers System of 1965]. iraqld.hjc.iq (in Arabic). 15 August 1965. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
• "قاعدة الترشيعات العراقية/نظام شارات رتب ضباط الجيش لعام 1942" [Iraqi Legislation Base/Army Officer Rank Insignia System 1942] (PDF) (in Arabic). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
• "Iraq". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 25 October 2021.