Military ranks of Somalia

The Military ranks of Somalia are the military insignia used by the Somali Armed Forces. Being a former Italian protectorate, Somalia shares a rank structure similar to that of Italy. ^[1]

The highest rank is lieutenant general. The two persons currently holding this rank are Bashir Mohamed Jama and Said Mohamed Hersy former head of the Somali Custodial Corps (Somali : Ciidamada Asluubta). ^[2]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Somali National Army [3] v t e
					Sareeye guud		Sareeye gaas		Sareeye guuto		Gashaanle sare		Gashaanle dhexe		Gashaanle		Dhamme		Laba xídígle			Xídígle
Somali Navy [3] v t e
					Admiraal guud		Admiraal gaas		Admiraal guuto		Gashaanle sare		Gashaanle dhexe		Gashaanle		Dhamme		Laba xídígle			Xídígle
Somali Air Force [3] v t e
					Sareeye guud		Sareeye gaas		Sareeye guuto		Gashaanle sare		Gashaanle dhexe		Gashaanle		Dhamme		Laba xídígle			Xídígle
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Somali National Army [3] v t e																													No insignia
	Musharax sarkaal			Sadex xarígle			Laba xarígle		Xarígle		Sadex alífle												Laba alífle				Alífle		Dable
Somali Navy [3] v t e																													No insignia
	Musharax sarkaal			Sadex xarígle			Laba xarígle		Xarígle		Sadex alífle												Laba alífle				Alífle		Dable
Somali Air Force [3] v t e																													No insignia
	Musharax sarkaal			Sadex xarígle			Laba xarígle		Xarígle		Sadex alífle												Laba alífle				Alífle		Dable
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

References

1. Mathews, L.L. (1979). "Somalia" . In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. pp. 630–631. ISBN   9780871964076. LCCN   79-9217 . Retrieved 31 January 2022.
2. "Somalia's president fires army chiefs, appoints New Mogadishu mayor". Garowe Online. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
3. Ehrenreich, Frederick (1982). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold N. (ed.). Somalia: a country study (PDF). Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 257. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

External links

• "Somalia". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 1 April 2022.