Military ranks of Mauritania
The Military ranks of Mauritania are the military insignia used by the Military of Mauritania. Being a former colony of France, Mauritania shares a rank structure similar to that of France, but insignia use the executive curl and stars for officers rather than stripes.
Officers
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the ground forces, navy and air force respectively.
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Mauritanian National Army[1] |
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فريق Fariq |
لواء Liwa |
عميد Amid |
مقدم Muqaddam |
رائد Ra'id |
نقيب Naqib |
ملازم أول Mulazim awwal |
ملازم Mulazim |
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Mauritanian Navy[1] |
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فريق Fariq |
لواء Liwa |
عميد بحري Amid bahriun |
مقدم بحري Muqaddam bahriun |
رائد بحري Ra'id bahriun |
نقيب بحري Naqib bahriun |
ملازم أول بحري Mulazim awwal bahriun |
ملازم بحري Mulazim bahriun |
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Mauritania Islamic Air Force[1] |
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فريق Fariq |
لواء Liwa |
عميد Amid |
مقدم Muqaddam |
رائد Ra'id |
نقيب Naqib |
ملازم أول Mulazim awwal |
ملازم Mulazim |
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
Enlisted
The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mauritanian National Army[2] |
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مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal |
مساعد Mosa'id |
رقيب أول Raqib awwal |
رقيب Raqib |
عريف 'arif |
جندي Jundiun
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Mauritanian Navy[2] |
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مساعد أول بحري Mosa'id awwal bahriun |
مساعد بحري Mosa'id bahriun |
رقيب أول بحري Raqib awwal bahriun |
رقيب بحري Raqib bahriun |
عريف بحري 'arif bahriun |
بحار Bihaar
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Mauritania Islamic Air Force[2] |
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مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal |
مساعد Mosa'id |
رقيب أول Raqib awwal |
رقيب Raqib |
عريف 'arif |
جندي Jundiun
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Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
References
- Uniforminsignia.org (Mauritanian Armed Forces)
- Uniforminsignia.org (Mauritanian Navy)
- Uniforminsignia.org (Islamic Air Force of Mauritania)
- ^ a b c "رتب الضباط" [Officer ranks]. armee.mr/ (in Arabic). Armed Forces of Mauritania. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "رتب الأفراد غير الضباط" [Ranks of Non-officers]. armee.mr/ (in Arabic). Armed Forces of Mauritania. Retrieved 10 June 2021.