Military ranks of the Kingdom of Egypt explained

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

Officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers.

Royal Egyptian Army
	Field marshal		General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Royal Egyptian Air Force	<	--None-->
	Air chief marshal		Air marshal		Air vice marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer

Enlisted

Royal Egyptian Army	<	--None-->			<	--None-->																	<	--None-->
	Warrant officer		Master Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal				Private First Class
	Arabic: صول Arabic: Mosa'id		Arabic: باش شاويش Arabic: Raqib awwal						Arabic: شاويش Arabic: Raqib						Arabic: أومباشي Arabic: 'arif				Arabic: عسكري Arabic: Jondi awwal
Royal Egyptian Air Force	<	--None-->			<	--None-->																	<	--None-->
	Arabic: صول Arabic: Mosa'id		Arabic: باش شاويش Arabic: Raqib awwal						Arabic: شاويش Arabic: Raqib						Arabic: أومباشي Arabic: 'arif				Arabic: عسكري Arabic: Jondi awwal

See also

• Military ranks of Egypt

External links

• Web site: Egypt 1922-1953 . uniforminsignia.net . International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia . 27 January 2023.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Egyptian Military Hierarchy | Egyptian Military Structure. 10 October 2012.