The Military ranks of Egypt are the military insignia used by the Egyptian Armed Forces. Egypt has a uniform system similar to the United Kingdom, with rank insignia being similar across the different services. [1]
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Egyptian Army [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy collar | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Egyptian Navy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Egyptian Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Egyptian Air Defense Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
فريق Fariq | لواء Liwa | عميد Amid | عقيد Aqid | مقدم Muqaddam | رائد Ra'id | نقيب Naqib | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم Mulazim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Egyptian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد Mosa'id | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب Raqib | عريف 'arif | جندي Jundi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Egyptian Navy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد Mosa'id | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب Raqib | عريف 'arif | جندي Jundi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Egyptian Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد Mosa'id | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب Raqib | عريف 'arif | جندي Jundi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Egyptian Air Defense Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد Mosa'id | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب Raqib | عريف 'arif | جندي Jundi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
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