Comparative army officer ranks of Arabophone countries

Rank comparison chart of officers for armies/land forces of Arabophone states.

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers			Officer cadet
Algerian Land Forces^[1] v t e
		فريق أول‎‎ Farīq 'awwal	فريق Farīq	لواء Liwāʾ	عميد 'Amīd	عقيد 'Aqīd		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Rā'id	نقيب Naqīb	ملازم أول Mulāzim 'awwal	ملازم Mulāzim
		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Royal Bahraini Army v t e
Royal Bahraini Army v t e	مشیر Mushir	فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Comorian Army v t e
Comorian Army v t e				Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-Lieutenant
Chadian Ground Forces v t e
Chadian Ground Forces v t e	Maréchal	Général d'armée	Général de corps	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-Lieutenant
Djiboutian Army v t e
Djiboutian Army v t e				Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Egyptian Army^[2] v t e
Egyptian Army^[2] v t e	مشیر Mushir	فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Eritrean Army v t e
Eritrean Army v t e				Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant	Second lieutenant
Iraqi Ground Forces^[3] v t e
Iraqi Ground Forces^[3] v t e	مشیر Mushir	فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Royal Jordanian Army^[4] v t e
Royal Jordanian Army^[4] v t e	مشیر Mushir	فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim	تلميذ مرشح Tilmidh murashah
Kuwait Army v t e
Kuwait Army v t e		فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Lebanese Ground Forces^[5] v t e
Lebanese Ground Forces^[5] v t e			عماد Eimad	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Libyan Ground Forces^[6] v t e
Libyan Ground Forces^[6] v t e	مشير Mushir	فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Malian Army^[7] v t e
Malian Army^[7] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Mauritanian National Army^[8] v t e
Mauritanian National Army^[8] v t e			فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa		عميد Amid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Royal Moroccan Army^[9] v t e
Royal Moroccan Army^[9] v t e	Maréchal	Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Royal Army of Oman^[10] v t e
Royal Army of Oman^[10] v t e	مشیر Mushir	فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Palestinian National Security Forces^[11] v t e
Palestinian National Security Forces^[11] v t e				لواء 'Malaz	عميد Eamid	عقيد Eaqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Rayid	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Qatari Emiri Land Force v t e
Qatari Emiri Land Force v t e		فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Saudi Arabian Army^[12] v t e
Saudi Arabian Army^[12] v t e		فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim	مرشح Murashah
Somali National Army^[13] v t e
Somali National Army^[13] v t e			Lieutenant general Sareeye Guud	Major general Sareeye Gaas	Brigadier general Sareeye Guuto	Colonel Gashaanle Sare		Lieutenant colonel Gashaanle Dhexe	Major Gashaanle	Captain Dhamme	First lieutenant Laba Xídígle	Second lieutenant Xídígle
Somaliland National Army v t e
Somaliland National Army v t e			Lieutenant general Sareeye Guud	Major general Sareeye Gaas	Brigadier general Sareeye Guuto	Colonel Gashaanle Sare		Lieutenant colonel Gashaanle Dhexe	Major Gashaanle	Captain Dhamme	First lieutenant Laba Xídígle	Second lieutenant Xídígle
Sudanese Army^[14] v t e
Sudanese Army^[14] v t e	مشیر Mushir	فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Syrian Arab Army^[15] v t e
Syrian Arab Army^[15] v t e	فريق Fariq	عماد أول‎‎ Eimad 'awal	عماد Eimad	لواء Alliwa'	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Tunisian Army^[16] v t e
			فريق أول Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	أمير لواء 'amir liwa'	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid	مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
			Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
United Arab Emirates Army v t e
United Arab Emirates Army v t e		فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Yemeni Land Forces v t e
Yemeni Land Forces v t e	مشیر Mushir	فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم ثان Mulazim than
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers			Officer cadet

References

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References

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