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
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| Lieutenant | First Lieutenant | Captain | Major | Lieutenant Colonel | Colonel | Brigadier General | Major General | Lieutenant General | Colonel 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 |
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- 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 | |||||
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| Private | Expert/
Specialist |
Raqīb (overseer) |
First Raqīb | 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