Comparative army officer ranks of Francophone countries

Last updated August 15, 2021

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

Officers

Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers				Junior officers			Officer cadet
Algerian People's National Army ^[1] 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
		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général major	Général	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous lieutenant	Aspirant
Benin Army ^[2] v t e
Benin Army ^[2] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Burkina Faso Ground Forces ^[3] v t e
Burkina Faso Ground Forces ^[3] 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	Aspirant
Royal Cambodian Army v t e	General of the Army	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	1st Lieutenant	2nd Lieutenant
	នាយឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ផុតលេខ neay uttamseni photlekh	នាយឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ neay uttamseni	ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ឯក uttamseniek	ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ uttamsenito	ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ត្រី uttamsenit	វរសេនីយ៍ឯក vorseniek		វរសេនីយ៍ទោ vorsenito	វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី vorsenit	អនុសេនីយ៍ឯក anouseniek	អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ anousenito	អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី anouseni trei	នាយចំណង់
	General of the Army	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	1st Lieutenant	2nd Lieutenant	Officer cadet
Cameroon Ground Forces v t e
Cameroon Ground Forces v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Central African Ground Forces v t e
Central African Ground Forces v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	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 d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Comorian Army v t e
Comorian Army v t e				Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers				Junior officers			Officer cadet
Congolese Ground Forces ^[4] v t e
Congolese Ground Forces ^[4] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant	Aspirant
Djiboutian Army v t e
Djiboutian Army v t e				Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
French Army ^[5] v t e
French Army ^[5] v t e	Maréchal de France	Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-Lieutenant	Aspirant		Élève-officier
Gabonese Army v t e
Gabonese Army v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant	Second lieutenant
Guinea Ground Forces v t e
Guinea Ground Forces v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Haitian Army v t e
Haitian Army v t e			Lieutenant-général		General de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Capitáne	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Ivory Coast Ground Forces ^[6] v t e
Ivory Coast Ground Forces ^[6] 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	Aspirant
Lebanese Ground Forces ^[7] v t e
Lebanese Ground Forces ^[7] v t e			عماد Eimad	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدّم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أوّل Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim	تلميذ ضابط سنة ثالثة Tilmidh dabit sanat 3	تلميذ ضابط سنة ثانية Tilmidh dabit sanat 2		تلميذ ضابط سنة أولى Tilmidh dabit sanat 1
Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers				Junior officers			Officer cadet
Madagascar Ground Forces ^[8] v t e
Madagascar Ground Forces ^[8] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Mali Army ^[9] v t e
Mali Army ^[9] 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	Aspirant		Élève officier d'active
Mauritanian National Army ^[10] v t e
Mauritanian National Army ^[10] v t e			فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Royal Moroccan Army v t e
Royal Moroccan Army 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	Aspirant		Élève officier
Niger Army ^[11] v t e
Niger Army ^[11] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant	Aspirant
Senegalese Army v t e
Senegalese Army v t e			Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-Lieutenant
Togolese Army ^[12] v t e
Togolese Army ^[12] v t e				Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Tunisian Army v t e
Tunisian Army v t e			Général de corps d'armée فريق أول	Général de division فريق	Général de brigade أمير لواء	Colonel-major عميد	Colonel عقيد	Lieutenant-colonel مقدم	Commandant رائد	Capitaine نقيب	Lieutenant ملازم أول	Sous-lieutenant ملازم
Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers				Junior officers			Officer cadet

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References

↑ "Ranks". mdn.dz. Ministry of National Defence (Algeria). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
↑ "LOI N° 2005-43 DU 26 JUIN 2006" (PDF). ilo.org (in French). National Assembly (Benin). 26 June 2006. pp. 19–20, 35–36. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
↑ "LOI N° 037-2016/AN PORTANT CONDITIONS D'AVANCEMENT DES PERSONNELS D'ACTIVE DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES" (PDF) (in French). 2015. pp. 17–21. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
↑ "Grades appellations distinctions". defense.gouv.cg (in French). Ministry of National Defense (Republic of the Congo). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
↑ Instruction N° 10300/DEF/EMAT/LOG/ASH (PDF) (in French). Staff of the French Army. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
↑ "GRADES / APPELLATIONS / DISTINCTIONS". defense.gouv.ci (in French). Ministère de la Défense. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
↑ "الرتب العسكرية". lebarmy.gov.lb (in Arabic). Lebanese Armed Forces. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
↑ "LOI N° 96-029 portant Statut Général des Militaires" (PDF). defense.gov.mg (in French). Ministry of Defence (Madagascar). 15 November 1996. p. 2. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
↑ "2011 - Plaquette sur les insignes et blasons des Forces Armées du Mali" (in French). 23 April 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
↑ "رتب الضباط" [Officer ranks]. armee.mr/ (in Arabic). Armed Forces of Mauritania. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
↑ Bureau international des droits des enfants (December 2012). "État des Lieux: Formation des forces de défense et de sécurité sur les droit de l'enfant au Niger" (PDF) (in French). p. 34. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
↑ "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 5. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[Algeria-1] "Ranks". mdn.dz. Ministry of National Defence (Algeria). Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[Benin-2] "LOI N° 2005-43 DU 26 JUIN 2006" (PDF). ilo.org (in French). National Assembly (Benin). 26 June 2006. pp. 19–20, 35–36. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

[BurkinaFaso1-3] "LOI N° 037-2016/AN PORTANT CONDITIONS D'AVANCEMENT DES PERSONNELS D'ACTIVE DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES" (PDF) (in French). 2015. pp. 17–21. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[RepublicoftheCongo-4] "Grades appellations distinctions". defense.gouv.cg (in French). Ministry of National Defense (Republic of the Congo). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[France_Army-5] Instruction N° 10300/DEF/EMAT/LOG/ASH (PDF) (in French). Staff of the French Army. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[IvoryCoast-6] "GRADES / APPELLATIONS / DISTINCTIONS". defense.gouv.ci (in French). Ministère de la Défense. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[Lebanon-7] "الرتب العسكرية". lebarmy.gov.lb (in Arabic). Lebanese Armed Forces. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[Madagascar-8] "LOI N° 96-029 portant Statut Général des Militaires" (PDF). defense.gov.mg (in French). Ministry of Defence (Madagascar). 15 November 1996. p. 2. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[Mali-9] "2011 - Plaquette sur les insignes et blasons des Forces Armées du Mali" (in French). 23 April 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[Mauritania_Officer-10] "رتب الضباط" [Officer ranks]. armee.mr/ (in Arabic). Armed Forces of Mauritania. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[Niger-11] Bureau international des droits des enfants (December 2012). "État des Lieux: Formation des forces de défense et de sécurité sur les droit de l'enfant au Niger" (PDF) (in French). p. 34. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

[Togo-12] "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 5. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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