Military ranks of Somalia

The Military ranks of Somalia are the military insignia used by the Somali Armed Forces. Being a former Italian protectorate, Somalia shares a rank structure similar to that of Italy.^[1]

The highest rank is lieutenant general. The current person holding this rank is Bashir Mohamed Jama, former head of the Somali Custodial Corps (Somali: Ciidamada Asluubta).^[2]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General/flag officers				Field/senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet
Somali National Army^[3] v t e
Somali National Army^[3] v t e		Lieutenant general Sareeye Guud	Major general Sareeye Gaas	Brigadier general Sareeye Guuto	Colonel Gashaanle Sare	Lieutenant colonel Gashaanle Dhexe	Major Gashaanle	Captain Dhamme	First lieutenant Laba Xídígle	Second lieutenant Xídígle
Somali Navy^[3] v t e
Somali Navy^[3] v t e		Vice admiral Admiraal guud	Rear admiral Admiraal gaas	Commodore admiral Admiraal guuto	Captain Gashaanle sare	Commander Gashaanle dhexe	Lieutenant commander Gashaanle	Lieutenant Dhamme	Sub lieutenant Laba xídígle	Ensign Xídígle
Somali Air Force^[3] v t e
Somali Air Force^[3] v t e		Lieutenant general Sareeye Guud	Major general Sareeye Gaas	Brigadier General Sareeye Guuto	Colonel Gashaanle Sare	Lieutenant colonel Gashaanle Dhexe	Major Gashaanle	Captain Dhamme	First Lieutenant Laba Xídígle	Second Lieutenant Xídígle
Rank group	General/flag officers				Field/senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet

Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Somali National Army^[3] v t e								No insignia
Somali National Army^[3] v t e	Chief Warrant Officer Musharax Sarkaal	Warrant Officer Class 1 Sadex Xarígle	Warrant Officer Class 2 Laba Xarígle	Warrant Officer Class 3 Xarígle	Sergeant Sadex Alífle	Corporal Laba Alífle	Lance Corporal Alífle	Private (or equivalent) Dable
Somali Navy^[3] v t e								No insignia
Somali Navy^[3] v t e	Chief warrant officer Musharax sarkaal	Warrant officer class 3 Sadex xarígle	Warrant officer class 2 Laba xarígle	Warrant officer class 1 Xarígle	Petty officer, first class Sadex alífle	Petty officer, second class Laba alífle	Leading seaman Alífle	Seaman Dable
Somali Air Force^[3] v t e								No insignia
Somali Air Force^[3] v t e	Chief Warrant Officer Musharax Sarkaal	Warrant Officer Class 1 Sadex Xarígle	Warrant Officer Class 2 Laba Xarígle	Warrant Officer Class 3 Xarígle	Sergeant Sadex Alífle	Corporal Laba Alífle	Lance Corporal Alífle	Aircraftman Dable
Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted

^ Mathews, L.L. (1979). "Somalia". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. pp. 630–631. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "Somalia's president fires army chiefs, appoints New Mogadishu mayor". Garowe Online. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Ehrenreich, Frederick (1982). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold N. (ed.). Somalia: a country study (PDF). Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 257. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

"Somalia". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

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