Mülazım Explained

Arabic: Mulāzim (Arabic: ملازم;) is a junior officer rank in many armed forces of the Arab world, roughly equivalent to lieutenant. The rank can usually be split into three different grades:

• Arabic: Mulāzim (Arabic: ملازم|lit=assistant)
• Arabic: Mulāzim ʔawwal (Arabic: ملازم أول|lit=First assistant)
• Arabic: Mulāzim ṯānin (Arabic: ملازم ثان|lit=Second assistant)

History

In James Henry Skene's 1851 review of the Ottoman military, he noted that Mulazim were paid 280-350 piastres per month (including rations), perhaps more than contemporary British soldiers; as officers, their European-influenced uniforms included gold epaulettes, and distinctive lace on their cuffs as a mark of rank.^[1]

Influences

• In the usage of the Mahdist State, a Mülazım was a member of the khalifa's bodyguard.^[2]

See also

• Comparative army officer ranks of Arabophone countries

Notes and References

1. Book: Skene. The three eras of Ottoman history, a political essay on the late reforms of Turkey, considered principally as affecting her position in the event of a war taking place. 1851. 66.
2. Book: McGregor . A Military History of Modern Egypt: From the Ottoman Conquest to the Ramadan War . 2006 . 9780275986018 . 290 . Bloomsbury Academic . registration .