Military ranks of Somalia

Last updated January 17, 2024

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]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers				Senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet
Somali National Army ^[3] v t e
Somali National Army ^[3] v t e		Lieutenant general Sareeye Guud	Major general Sareeye Gaas	Brigadier general Sareeye Guuto	Colonel Gashaanle Sare	Lieutenant colonel Gashaanle Dhexe	Major Gashaanle	Captain Dhamme	First lieutenant Laba Xídígle	Second lieutenant Xídígle
Somali Navy ^[3] v t e
Somali Navy ^[3] v t e		Vice admiral Admiraal guud	Rear admiral Admiraal gaas	Commodore admiral Admiraal guuto	Captain Gashaanle sare	Commander Gashaanle dhexe	Lieutenant commander Gashaanle	Lieutenant Dhamme	Sub lieutenant Laba xídígle	Ensign Xídígle
Somali Air Force ^[3] v t e
Somali Air Force ^[3] v t e		Lieutenant general Sareeye Guud	Major general Sareeye Gaas	Brigadier General Sareeye Guuto	Colonel Gashaanle Sare	Lieutenant colonel Gashaanle Dhexe	Major Gashaanle	Captain Dhamme	First Lieutenant Laba Xídígle	Second Lieutenant Xídígle
Rank group	General / flag officers				Senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet

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
Somali National Army ^[3] v t e	Chief Warrant Officer Musharax Sarkaal	Warrant Officer Class 1 Sadex Xarígle	Warrant Officer Class 2 Laba Xarígle	Warrant Officer Class 3 Xarígle	Sergeant Sadex Alífle	Corporal Laba Alífle	Lance Corporal Alífle	Private (or equivalent) Dable
Somali Navy ^[3] v t e								No insignia
Somali Navy ^[3] v t e	Chief warrant officer Musharax sarkaal	Warrant officer class 3 Sadex xarígle	Warrant officer class 2 Laba xarígle	Warrant officer class 1 Xarígle	Petty officer, first class Sadex alífle	Petty officer, second class Laba alífle	Leading seaman Alífle	Seaman Dable
Somali Air Force ^[3] v t e								No insignia
Somali Air Force ^[3] v t e	Chief Warrant Officer Musharax Sarkaal	Warrant Officer Class 1 Sadex Xarígle	Warrant Officer Class 2 Laba Xarígle	Warrant Officer Class 3 Xarígle	Sergeant Sadex Alífle	Corporal Laba Alífle	Lance Corporal Alífle	Aircraftman Dable
Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted

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References

↑ 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.
↑ "Somalia's president fires army chiefs, appoints New Mogadishu mayor". Garowe Online. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
1 2 3 4 5 6 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.

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[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.

[Somalia-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 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.

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v t e Somali Armed Forces
Ministries	Defence
Somali Armed Forces	Army Danab Brigade Army Music Corps Navy Air Force (historically, not currently, also included Police and Custodial Corps, now under different Ministries)
Commanders	Chief of Defence Force Chief of the Navy Chief of the Air Force
Personnel	Military ranks Equipment