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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

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers
Egyptian Army^[2] v t e
Egyptian Army^[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
Navy collar
Egyptian Navy v t e
Egyptian Navy v t e		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
Egyptian Air Force v t e
Egyptian Air Force v t e		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
Egyptian Air Defense Forces v t e
Egyptian Air Defense Forces v t e			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

Other ranks

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	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal	مساعد Mosa'id	رقيب أول Raqib awwal	رقيب Raqib	عريف 'arif	جندي Jundi
Egyptian Navy v t e
Egyptian Navy v t e	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal	مساعد Mosa'id	رقيب أول Raqib awwal	رقيب Raqib	عريف 'arif	جندي Jundi
Egyptian Air Force v t e
Egyptian Air Force v t e	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal	مساعد Mosa'id	رقيب أول Raqib awwal	رقيب Raqib	عريف 'arif	جندي Jundi
Egyptian Air Defense Forces v t e
Egyptian Air Defense Forces v t e	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal	مساعد Mosa'id	رقيب أول Raqib awwal	رقيب Raqib	عريف 'arif	جندي Jundi
Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs	Enlisted

History

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

^ 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

"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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