Military ranks of Mauritania

The Military ranks of Mauritania are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Mauritania. Being a former colony of France, Mauritania shares a rank structure similar to that of France.[1]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Mauritanian National Army[2]
فريق
Fariq 		لواء
Liwa 		عميد
Amid 		مقدم
Muqaddam 		رائد
Ra'id 		نقيب
Naqib 		ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal 		ملازم
Mulazim
 Mauritanian Navy[2]
فريق
Fariq 		لواء
Liwa 		عميد بحري
Amid bahriun 		مقدم بحري
Muqaddam bahriun 		رائد بحري
Ra'id bahriun 		نقيب بحري
Naqib bahriun 		ملازم أول بحري
Mulazim awwal bahriun 		ملازم بحري
Mulazim bahriun
 Mauritania Islamic Air Force[2]
فريق
Fariq 		لواء
Liwa 		عميد
Amid 		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
Mauritanian National Army[3]
مساعد أول
Mosa'id awwal 		مساعد
Mosa'id 		رقيب أول
Raqib awwal 		رقيب
Raqib 		عريف
'arif 		جندي
Jundiun
 Mauritanian Navy[3]
مساعد أول بحري
Mosa'id awwal bahriun 		مساعد بحري
Mosa'id bahriun 		رقيب أول بحري
Raqib awwal bahriun 		رقيب بحري
Raqib bahriun 		عريف بحري
'arif bahriun 		بحار
Bihaar
 Mauritania Islamic Air Force[3]
مساعد أول
Mosa'id awwal 		مساعد
Mosa'id 		رقيب أول
Raqib awwal 		رقيب
Raqib 		عريف
'arif 		جندي
Jundiun
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

References

  1. ^ Dyer, Gwynne; Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Mauritania". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 467. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "رتب الضباط" [Officer ranks]. armee.mr/ (in Arabic). Armed Forces of Mauritania. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "رتب الأفراد غير الضباط" [Ranks of Non-officers]. armee.mr/ (in Arabic). Armed Forces of Mauritania. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  • "Mauritania". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 31 January 2022.