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The Turco-Egyptian ranks were the military ranks used by the Kingdom of Egypt from 1922 until they were changed in 1958 after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 and the abolition of the monarchy.[1] The names are Turco-Egyptian (i.e. derived from Ottoman Turkish and Arabic), and are derived at least in part from the pre-existing military structure developed out of the reforms of Muhammad Ali Pasha. The design of the rank insignia was completely British with high ranks given only to British officers during Britain's occupation of Egypt. The rank of Sirdar was given to the British Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Army.
Ranks
editOfficers
editThe rank insignia for commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Royal Egyptian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Field marshal | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | ||||||||||||||
مشير Mushir |
سردار Sirdar |
فريق Ferik |
لواء Liwa' |
أميرألاى Amiralay |
قائم مقام Kaymakam |
بكباشى Bikbashi |
صاغ Sagh Kol Aghassi |
يوزباشى Yuzbashi |
ملازم أول Mulazim Awwal |
ملازم ثانى Mulazim Tani | ||||||||||||||
Royal Egyptian Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air chief marshal | Air marshal | Air vice marshal | Air commodore | Group captain | Wing commander | Squadron leader | Flight lieutenant | Flying officer | Pilot officer | |||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers |
Enlisted
editRank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Royal Egyptian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer | Master Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Private First Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
صول Mosa'id |
باش شاويش Raqib awwal |
شاويش Raqib |
أومباشي 'arif |
عسكري Jondi awwal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Egyptian Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
صول Mosa'id |
باش شاويش Raqib awwal |
شاويش Raqib |
أومباشي 'arif |
عسكري Jondi awwal |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Egyptian Military Hierarchy | Egyptian Military Structure". 10 October 2012.
External links
edit- "Egypt 1922-1953". uniforminsignia.net. International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 27 January 2023.