Egyptian Army ranks

The Egyptian Army ranks are the military insignia used by the Egyptian Army.

History

The Egyptian army 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 (the new coat of arms) and the Turco-Egyptian ranks were changed into Arabic ranks.

Commissioned Officers

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) & Student officer
Egypt (Edit)																									No equivalent
	Moshir (مشير)		Fariq awwal (فريق أول)		Fariq (فريق)		Liwaa' (لواء)		'amid (عميد)		'aqid (عقيد)		Moqaddim (مقدم)		Ra'id (رائد)		Naqib (نقيب)		Molazim awwal (ملازم أول)			Molazim (ملازم)
	Field Marshal		General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant

• The Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces must be at least a holder of the rank of General.
• The Field Marshal rank is given only to the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces.

Enlisted personnel

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Egypt (Edit)									No equivilant																		No equivilant
	Chief Warrant Officer						Warrant Officer Class 2				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal												Private
	Mosa'id awwal (مساعد أول)						Mosa'id (مساعد)				Raqib awwal (رقيب أول)						Raqib (رقيب)						'arif (عريف)												Jondi (جندي)

See also

• Egyptian Army Uniform
• Comparative military ranks
• Egyptian Air Force ranks
• Egyptian Navy ranks
• Egyptian Army

References

• Rank insignia - Army (field dress)