Military ranks of Iraq

Last updated October 19, 2024

The Military ranks of Iraq are the military insignia used by the Iraqi Armed Forces. While the rank structure generally follows the rank structure of the Ottoman Empire, the insignia is inspired by the British insignia.^[1]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers
Iraqi Ground Forces ^[2] v t e
Iraqi Ground Forces ^[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
Iraqi Navy ^[2] v t e
Iraqi Navy ^[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
Iraqi Air Force ^[2] v t e
Iraqi Air Force ^[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
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers

The commissioned officer ranks may be translated as follows:

Mulazim - Second Lieutenant
Mulazim Awal - First Lieutenant
Naqib - Captain
Ra’id - Major
Muqaddam - Lieutenant Colonel
Aqid - Colonel
Amid - Brigadier General
Liwa - Major General
Fariq - Lieutenant General
Fariq Awal - General
Mushir - Field Marshal (not in use since 2003)

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs			Junior NCOs	Enlisted
Iraqi Ground Forces ^[2] v t e
Iraqi Ground Forces ^[2] v t e		رقيب أول Raqib 'awal	رقیب Raqib	عريف Earif	جندي أول Jundiun awwal	جندي Jundiun‎‎
Iraqi Navy ^[2] v t e
Iraqi Navy ^[2] v t e		رقيب أول Rayiys eurafa	رقيب Arif	نائب عريف Nāyīb arīf	جندي أول Jundi 'awwal	جندى Jundi
Iraqi Air Force ^[2] v t e
Iraqi Air Force ^[2] v t e		رقيب أول Raqib 'awal	رقیب Raqib	عريف Earif	جندي أول Jundiun awwal	جندي Jundiun‎‎
Rank group	Senior NCOs			Junior NCOs	Enlisted

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References

↑ Dyer, Gwynne (1979). "Iraq" . In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 348. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217 . Retrieved 31 January 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Kechichian, Joseph A. (1990). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Iraq: a country study. Area Handbook (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 226–227. LCCN 89013940 . Retrieved 20 October 2021.

External links

"قاعدة التشريعات العراقية/ نظام رتب وضباط الجيش لعام 1965" [Iraqi Legislation Base / Army Ranks and Officers System of 1965]. iraqld.hjc.iq (in Arabic). 15 August 1965. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
"قاعدة الترشيعات العراقية/نظام شارات رتب ضباط الجيش لعام 1942" [Iraqi Legislation Base/Army Officer Rank Insignia System 1942](PDF) (in Arabic). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
"Iraq". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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[1] Dyer, Gwynne (1979). "Iraq" . In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 348. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217 . Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[Iraq-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kechichian, Joseph A. (1990). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Iraq: a country study. Area Handbook (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 226–227. LCCN 89013940 . Retrieved 20 October 2021.

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