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 [ edit ]

The rank insignia of commissioned officers .

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet
Egyptian Army ^[2] v t e
Egyptian Army ^[2] v t e	???? Mushir	???? ????? Fariq 'awal	???? Fariq	???? Liwa	???? Amid	???? Aqid	???? Muqaddam	???? Ra'id	???? Naqib	????? ??? Mulazim awwal	????? Mulazim
Navy collar
Egyptian Navy v t e
Egyptian Navy v t e		???? ????? Fariq 'awal	???? Fariq	???? Liwa	???? Amid	???? Aqid	???? Muqaddam	???? Ra'id	???? Naqib	????? ??? Mulazim awwal	????? Mulazim
Egyptian Air Force v t e
Egyptian Air Force v t e		???? ????? Fariq 'awal	???? Fariq	???? Liwa	???? Amid	???? Aqid	???? Muqaddam	???? Ra'id	???? Naqib	????? ??? Mulazim awwal	????? Mulazim
Egyptian Air Defense Forces v t e
Egyptian Air Defense Forces v t e			???? Fariq	???? Liwa	???? Amid	???? Aqid	???? Muqaddam	???? Ra'id	???? Naqib	????? ??? Mulazim awwal	????? Mulazim
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet

Other ranks [ edit ]

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs	Enlisted
Egyptian Army v t e
Egyptian Army v t e	????? ??? Mosa'id awwal	????? Mosa'id	???? ??? Raqib awwal	???? Raqib	???? 'arif	???? Jundi
Egyptian Navy v t e
Egyptian Navy v t e	????? ??? Mosa'id awwal	????? Mosa'id	???? ??? Raqib awwal	???? Raqib	???? 'arif	???? Jundi
Egyptian Air Force v t e
Egyptian Air Force v t e	????? ??? Mosa'id awwal	????? Mosa'id	???? ??? Raqib awwal	???? Raqib	???? 'arif	???? Jundi
Egyptian Air Defense Forces v t e
Egyptian Air Defense Forces v t e	????? ??? Mosa'id awwal	????? Mosa'id	???? ??? Raqib awwal	???? Raqib	???? 'arif	???? Jundi
Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs	Enlisted

History [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

^ 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 .
^ "Ranks of Military Officers" . mod.gov.eg . Ministry of Defense (Egypt) . Retrieved 30 May 2021 .

External links [ edit ]

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

[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 .

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