Egyptian Army ranks

Egyptian Army ranks:

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 (also known as "The Egyptian Eagle"; "Ancient Egyptian Eagle", and is the new coat of arms) and formal-Arabic language 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
Egyptian Army																									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		Colonel General / General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First 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 ratings

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Egyptian Army																											No equivalent
	Warrant Officer Class 1						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)