Egyptian Army ranks

Egyptian Army ranks:

History

The Egyptian army ranks were changed after the revolution of 1952 and the fall of the monarchy. In the year 1958 the crown was replaced by the Eagle of Saladin (the new coat of arms) and the Turco-Egyptian ranks were changed into Arabic ranks.

Commissioned Officers

Commissioned Officer rank insignia of the Egyptian Army
Lieutenant	First Lieutenant	Captain	Major	Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel	Brigadier General	Major General	Lieutenant General	General	Field Marshal
ملازم	ملازم أول	نقيب	رائد	مقدم	عقيد	عميد	لواء	فريق	فريق أول	مشير
Molazim	Molazim awwal	Naqib	Ra'id	Moqaddim	'aqid	'amid	Liwaa'	Fariq	Fariq awwal	Moshir

• The Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces must be at least Colonel General.
• The Field Marshal rank is given only to the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces.

Enlisted personnel

Other rank insignia
Private	Corporal	Sergeant (overseer)	First sergeant	Assistant	First Assistant
جندي	عريف	رقيب	رقيب أول	مساعد	مساعد أول
Jondi	'arif	Raqib	Raqib awwal	Mosa'id	Mosa'id awwal
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See also

• Egyptian Army Uniform
• Comparative military ranks
• Egyptian Air Force ranks
• Egyptian Navy ranks
• Egyptian Army

References

• Rank insignia - Army (field dress)