Comparative navy officer ranks of Arabophone countries

Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of Arabophone states.

Officers[]

Rank group	General/flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers
Algeria (Edit)	No equivalent												No equivalent
Algeria (Edit)	No equivalent		Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant	Lieutenant (junior grade)	Ensign	No equivalent
Bahrain (Edit)													No equivalent
Bahrain (Edit)	Fleet Admiral (مشیر)	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)	No equivalent
Djibouti (Edit)	No equivalent												Unknown
Djibouti (Edit)	No equivalent				Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-Lieutenant	Unknown
Egypt (Edit)	No equivalent												No equivalent
		Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant	Sub Lieutenant	Ensign
		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)
Iraq (Edit)													No equivalent
Iraq (Edit)	Admiral of the fleet (مهيب)	Admiral (فريق أول)	Vice admiral (فريق)	Rear admiral (لواء)	Commodore (عميد)	Captain (عقيد)		Commander (مقدم)	Lieutenant commander (رائد)	Lieutenant (نقيب)	Sub-lieutenant (ملازم أول)	Ensign (ملازم)	No equivalent
Jordan (Edit)
Jordan (Edit)	Field 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	Student Cadet تلميذ مرشح
Rank group	General/flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers
Kuwait (Edit)	No equivalent												No equivalent
Kuwait (Edit)	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)	No equivalent
Lebanon (Edit)	No equivalent
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
			Vice admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant	Sub Lieutenant	Ensign
			Fariq (فريق‎‎)	Liwaa' (لواء‎‎)	'amid (عميد)	'aqid (عقيد)		Moqaddim (مقدم)	Ra'id (رائد‎‎)	Naqib (نقيب)	Molazim awwal (ملازم أول)	Molazim (ملازم)
Mauritania (Edit)	No equivalent												No equivalent
Mauritania (Edit)	No equivalent			Général de division	Général de brigade	Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de frégate	Capitaine de corvette	Lieutenant de vaisseau	Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe	Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe	No equivalent
Morocco (Edit)	No equivalent												Unknown
Morocco (Edit)	No equivalent	Amiral	Amiral d´escadre	Vice amiral	Contre-amiral	Capitaine de vasseau-major	Capitaine de vaisseau	Capitaine de fregate	Capitaine de corvette	Lieutenant de vaisseau	Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe	Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe	Unknown
Oman (Edit)
Oman (Edit)	Admiral of the Fleet	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant	Sublieutenant 1	Sublieutenant 2	Midshipman
Qatar (Edit)	No equivalent												No equivalent
Qatar (Edit)	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)	No equivalent
Saudi Arabia (Edit)	No equivalent												No equivalent
		Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant	Sub Lieutenant	Ensign
		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)
Rank group	General/flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers
Somalia (Edit)	No equivalent												Unknown
Somalia (Edit)	No equivalent			Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant	Sub Lieutenant	Ensign	Unknown
Somaliland Coast Guard [ v t e ]
Somaliland Coast Guard [ v t e ]			Vice admiral Admiraal kuxigeenka	Rear admiral Admiraal gaas	Commodore admiral Admiraal guuto	Captain Gashaanle sare		Commander Gashaanle dhexe	Lieutenant commander Gashaanle	Lieutenant Dhamme	Sub-lieutenant Laba xídígle	Ensign Xídígle
Sudan (Edit)	No equivalent												No equivalent
		Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant	Sub Lieutenant	Ensign
		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)
Syria (Edit)	No equivalent												No equivalent
Syria (Edit)	No equivalent		Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant	Lieutenant (junior grade)	Ensign	No equivalent
Tunisia (Edit)	No equivalent												No equivalent
Tunisia (Edit)	No equivalent		Vice-amiral d'escadre	Vice-amiral	Contre-amiral	Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de frégate	Capitaine de corvette	Lieutenant de vaisseau	Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe	Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe	No equivalent
UAE Navy (Edit)	No equivalent												No equivalent
UAE Navy (Edit)	No equivalent	Fariq Awwal (فريق أول‎‎)	Fariq (فريق)	Liwa (لواء)	Amid (عميد)	Aqid (عقيد)		Muqaddam (مقدم)	Ra'id (رائد)	Naqib (نقيب)	Mulazim Awwal (ملازم أول)	Mulazim (ملازم)	No equivalent
Yemen (Edit)	No equivalent												No equivalent
					Commodore	Captain		Commander	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant	Sub Lieutenant	Ensign
					'amid (عميد)	'aqid (عقيد)		Moqaddim (مقدم)	Ra'id (رائد‎‎)	Naqib (نقيب)	Molazim awwal (ملازم أول)	Molazim Thani (ملازم)
Rank group	General/flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers

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