Military ranks of Libya

The Military ranks of Libya are the military insignia used by the Libyan National Army, which insignia was inspired by the armed forces of the United Kingdom, which trained the forces of the Kingdom of Libya during its Allied occupation up till independence.

Commissioned officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Libya (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
					Fariq (فريق)		Liwaa' (لواء)		'amid (عميد)		'aqid (عقيد)		Moqaddim (مقدم)		Ra'id (رائد)		Naqib (نقيب)		Molazim awwal (ملازم أول)			Molazim (ملازم)
					Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Lieutenant
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)
Libya (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
					Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively.

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Libya (Edit)	No equivalent								No equivalent																		No equivalent								No insignia
							Master sergeant				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Airman						Airman basic
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

References

• Uniforminsignia.org (Libyan Army)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Libyan Navy)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Libyan Air Force)