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.
Other ranks[]
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Equivalent NATO Code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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)
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| Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mosa'id awwal (مساعد أول) |
Mosa'id (مساعد) |
Raqib awwal (رقيب أول) |
Raqib (رقيب) |
'arif (عريف) |
Jondi (جندي)
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| Chief Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | Flight sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Aircraftman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mosa'id awwal (مساعد أول) |
Mosa'id (مساعد) |
Raqib awwal (رقيب أول) |
Raqib (رقيب) |
'arif (عريف) |
Jondi (جندي) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History[]
Main article: Military ranks of the Kingdom of Egypt
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". Egypt: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 325. LCCN 91-29876. https://archive.org/details/egyptcountrystud0000unse/page/324/mode/2up. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
External links[]
- "Egypt". The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. http://www.uniforminsignia.org/index.php?option=com_insigniasearch&Itemid=53&search_id=main&state=14&search_id=top.
The original article can be found at Military ranks of Egypt and the edit history here.