Comparative air force officer ranks of Arabophone countries

Rank comparison chart of officers for air forces of Arabophone states.

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Algeria (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
					Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		1st Lieutenant			2nd Lieutenant
Bahrain (Edit)																									No equivalent
	Air Marshal مشير		General فريق أول		Lieutenant General فريق		Major General لواء		Brigadier General عميد		Colonel عقيد		Lieutenant Colonel مقدم		Major رائد		Captain نقيب		First Lieutenant ملازم أول			Second Lieutenant ملازم ثاني
Chad (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
											Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Djibouti (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
									Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Egypt (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			Air Chief Marshal (فريق أول طيار)		Air Marshal (فريق طيار)‎‎		Air Vice-Marshal (لواء طيار‎‎)		Air Commodore (عميد طيار‎‎)		Group Captain (عقيد طيار‎‎)		Wing Commander (مقدم طيار)		Squadron Leader (رائد طيار)		Flight Lieutenant (نقيب طيار‎‎)		Flying Officer (ملازم أول طيار)			Pilot Officer (ملازم طيار‎‎)
Iraq (Edit)																									No equivalent
	Air marshal		General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Jordan (Edit)
	Air Marshal مشير		General فريق أول		Lieutenant General فريق		Major General لواء		Brigadier General عميد		Colonel عقيد		Lieutenant Colonel مقدم		Major رائد		Captain نقيب		First Lieutenant ملازم أول			Second Lieutenant ملازم ثاني			Officer Cadet تلميذ مرشح
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Kuwait (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			General (فريق أول)		Lieutenant General (فريق)		Major General (لواء)		Brigadier General (عميد)		Colonel (عقيد)		Lieutenant Colonel (مقدم)		Major (رائد)		Captain (نقيب)		First Lieutenant (ملازم أول)			Second Lieutenant (ملازم)
Lebanon (Edit)	No equivalent
					Lieutenant General فريق		Major General لواء		Brigadier General عميد		Colonel عقيد		Lieutenant Colonel مقدم		Major رائد		Captain نقيب		First Lieutenant ملازم أول			Second Lieutenant ملازم ثاني			3rd Year Student				2nd Year Student				1st Year Student
Libya (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
					Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
Mali (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
							Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
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
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
Oman (Edit)																									No equivalent
	Air Marshal مشير		General فريق أول		Lieutenant General فريق		Major General لواء		Brigadier General عميد		Colonel عقيد		Lieutenant Colonel مقدم		Major رائد		Captain نقيب		First Lieutenant ملازم أول			Second Lieutenant ملازم ثاني
Qatar (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			General (فريق أول)		Lieutenant General (فريق)		Major General (لواء)		Brigadier General (عميد)		Colonel (عقيد)		Lieutenant Colonel (مقدم)		Major (رائد)		Captain (نقيب)		First Lieutenant (ملازم أول)			Second Lieutenant (ملازم)
Saudi Arabia (Edit)	No equivalent
			Fariq Awwal (فريق أول‎‎)		Fariq (فريق)		Liwa (لواء)		Amid (عميد)		Aqid (عقيد)		Muqaddam (مقدم)		Raid (رائد)		Naqib (نقيب)		Mulazim Awwal (ملازم أول)			Mulazim (ملازم)			Officer cadet
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Somalia (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
							Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
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)
Syria (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General (عماد أول)		Lieutenant general (عماد)		Major general (اللواء)		Brigadier general (عميد)		Colonel (عقيد)		Lieutenant colonel (مقدم)		Major (رائد)		Captain (نقيب)		First lieutenant (ملازم أول)			Second lieutenant (ملازم)
Tunisia (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
					Army corps general		Major general		Brigadier General		Major Colonel	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
United Arab Emirates (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
Yemen (Edit)																									No equivalent
	Air Marshal		General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers