Egyptian Army ranks

The Egyptian Army ranks are the military insignia used by the Egyptian Army.

History

The Egyptian army 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 (the new coat of arms) and the Turco-Egyptian ranks were changed into Arabic ranks.

Commissioned Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Egyptian Army
	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

• The Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces must be at least a holder of the rank of General.
• The Field Marshal rank is given only to the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces.

Enlisted personnel

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Egyptian Army
	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal						مساعد Mosa'id		رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib												عريف 'arif						جندي Jundi

See also

• Egyptian Army Uniform
• Comparative military ranks
• Egyptian Air Force ranks
• Egyptian Navy ranks
• Egyptian Army

References

• Rank insignia - Army (field dress)