Military ranks of Iraq
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The Military ranks of Iraq are the military insignia used by the Iraqi Armed Forces. While the rank structure generally follows the rank structure of the Ottoman Empire, the insignia is inspired by the British insignia.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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 Iraqi Ground Forces[2] |
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| مشیر Mushir |
فريق أول Fariq 'awal |
فريق Fariq |
لواء Liwa |
عميد Amid |
عقيد Aqid |
مقدم Muqaddam |
رائد Ra'id |
نقيب Naqib |
ملازم أول Mulazim awwal |
ملازم Mulazim |
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 Iraqi Navy[3] |
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| مشیر Mushir |
فريق أول Fariq 'awal |
فريق Fariq |
لواء Liwa |
عميد Amid |
عقيد Aqid |
مقدم Muqaddam |
رائد Ra'id |
نقيب Naqib |
ملازم أول Mulazim awwal |
ملازم Mulazim |
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 Iraqi Air Force[2] |
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| مشیر Mushir |
فريق أول Fariq 'awal |
فريق Fariq |
لواء Liwa |
عميد Amid |
عقيد Aqid |
مقدم Muqaddam |
رائد Ra'id |
نقيب Naqib |
ملازم أول Mulazim awwal |
ملازم Mulazim |
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| Rank group | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| رقيب أول Raqib 'awal |
رقیب Raqib |
عريف Earif |
جندي أول Jundiun awwal |
جندي Jundiun
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| Iraqi Navy |
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| رقيب أول (Rayiys eurafa) | رقيب (Arif) | نائب عريف (Nāyīb arīf) | جندي أول (Jundi 'Awwal) | جندى (Jundi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Petty Officer | Petty Officer First Class | Petty Officer Second Class | Able Seaman | Seaman
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| Iraqi Air Force |
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| رقيب أول Raqib 'awal |
رقیب Raqib |
عريف Earif |
جندي أول Jundiun awwal |
جندي Jundiun
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References
- ^ Dyer, Gwynne (1979). "Iraq". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 348. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ a b Kechichian, Joseph A. (1990). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Iraq: a country study. Area Handbook (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 226–227. LCCN 89013940. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
External links
- "قاعدة التشريعات العراقية/ نظام رتب وضباط الجيش لعام 1965" [Iraqi Legislation Base / Army Ranks and Officers System of 1965]. iraqld.hjc.iq (in Arabic). 15 August 1965. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- "قاعدة الترشيعات العراقية/نظام شارات رتب ضباط الجيش لعام 1942" [Iraqi Legislation Base/Army Officer Rank Insignia System 1942] (PDF) (in Arabic). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- "Iraq". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 25 October 2021.