Comparative air force officer ranks of Africa

Rank comparison chart of air forces of African states.

Officers

Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
Algeria Algeria
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Unknown
Lieutenant
General		 Major
General		 Brigadier
General		 Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel		 Major Captain 1st
Lieutenant		 2nd
Lieutenant
Angola Angola
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Air Marshal
General de Aviaçao		 General
General		 Lieutenant General
Tenente General		 Major General
Brigadeiro		 Colonel
Coronel		 Lieutenant Colonel
Teniente Coronel		 Major
Mayor		 Captain
Capitão		 First Lieutenant
Premiero Teniente		 Second Lieutenant
Segundo-Teniente		 Officer Cadet
Aspirante
Benin Benin No air force
Botswana Botswana
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
(Edit)		 No equivalent No equivalent
Général d'armée Général de corps Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Major Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Burundi Burundi No air force
Cameroon Cameroon
(Edit)		 No equivalent No equivalent
Général d'armée aérienne Général de corps aérien Général de division aérienne Général de brigade aérienne Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Cape Verde Cape Verde No air force
Central African Republic Central African Republic
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Unknown
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Chad Chad
(Edit)		 No equivalent
No equivalent
Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Comoros Comoros No air force
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
(Edit)		 No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant
General		 Major
General		 Brigadier
General		 Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel		 Major Captain 1st
Lieutenant		 2nd
Lieutenant
Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Djibouti Djibouti
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 Unknown
Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Egypt Egypt
(Edit)		 No equivalent Unknown
Air Chief Marshal
(فريق أول)		 Air Marshal
(فريق)‎‎		 Air Vice-Marshal
(لواء‎‎)		 Air Commodore
(عميد‎‎)		 Group Captain
(عقيد‎‎)		 Wing commander
(مقدم)		 Squadron Leader
(رائد‎‎)		 Flight Lieutenant
(نقيب‎‎)		 Flying Officer
(ملازم أول)		 Pilot Officer
(ملازم‎‎)
Eritrea Eritrea
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 Unknown
Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Ethiopia Ethiopia
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Unknown
Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain 1st Lieutenant Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant
Gabon Gabon
(Edit)		 No equivalent Unknown
Général d´armée Général de corps d´armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Major Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Major Commandant Capitaine Major Capitaine Lieutenant Major Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
The Gambia Gambia No air force
Ghana Ghana
(Edit)		 No equivalent No equivalent
Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Flying Officer Pilot Officer
Guinea Guinea
(Edit)		 No equivalent No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau No air force
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
(Edit)		 No equivalent No equivalent
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Kenya Kenya
(Edit)		 No equivalent No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Lesotho Lesotho No air force
Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
Liberia Liberia No air force
Libya Libya
(Edit)		 No equivalent
No equivalent
Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Madagascar Madagascar
(Edit)		 No equivalent No equivalent
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Malawi Malawi
(Edit)		 No equivalent No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Mali Mali
(Edit)		 No equivalent
No equivalent
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Mauritania Mauritania
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 Unknown
Général de division
لواء		 Général de brigade
عميد		 Colonel
عقيد		 Lieutenant-Colonel
مقدم		 Commandant
رائد		 Capitaine
نقيب		 Lieutenant
ملازم أول		 Sous-Lieutenant
ملازم
 Mauritius No air force
Morocco Morocco
(Edit)		 No equivalent No equivalent
Général d'armée Aerienne Général de corps Aerienne Général de division Aerienne Général de brigade Aerienne Colonel Major Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Mozambique Mozambique
(Edit)		 No equivalent
No equivalent
Coronel General Teniente General Major General Coronel Teniente Coronel Major Capitáo Teniente Aleférez
Namibia Namibia
(Edit)		 No equivalent
No equivalent
Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
Niger Niger
(Edit)		 No equivalent
No equivalent
Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Nigeria Nigeria
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Marshal of the Air Force Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Flying Officer Pilot Officer
Rwanda Rwanda
(Edit)		 No equivalent Unknown
Général Lieutenant général Général-major Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe No air force
Senegal Senegal
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 Unknown
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Seychelles Seychelles No air force
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone No air force
Somalia Somalia
(Edit)		 No equivalent
No equivalent
Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
South Africa South Africa
(Edit)		 No equivalent
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer candidate
South Sudan South Sudan
(Edit)
Air
Marshal		 General Lieutenant
General		 Major
General		 Brigadier
General		 Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel		 Major Captain First
Lieutenant		 Second
Lieutenant		 Officer
Cadet
Sudan Sudan
(Edit)		 No equivalent Unknown
Fariq awwal
(فريق أول)		 Fariq
(فريق‎‎)		 Liwaa'
(لواء‎‎)		 'amid
(عميد)		 'aqid
(عقيد)		 Moqaddim
(مقدم)		 Ra'id
(رائد‎‎)		 Naqib
(نقيب)		 Molazim awwal
(ملازم أول)		 Molazim thani
(ملازم)
Swaziland Swaziland No air force
Tanzania Tanzania
(Edit)		 No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer candidate
Togo Togo
(Edit)		 No equivalent
No equivalent
Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Tunisia Tunisia
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 Unknown
Army corps general Major general Brigadier General Major Colonel Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Uganda Uganda
(Edit)		 No equivalent No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Zambia Zambia
(Edit)		 No equivalent No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
(Edit)		 No equivalent No equivalent
Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Flying Officer Pilot Officer
Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer

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