Military ranks of United Arab Emirates

The Military ranks of the United Arab Emirates are the military insignia used by the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces.[1] Being a former British protectorate, United Arab Emirates shares a rank structure similar to that of United Kingdom.[2]

Commissioned officer ranks

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
  United Arab Emirates Army
                   
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
  United Arab Emirates Navy
                   
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
  United Arab Emirates Air Force
                   
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
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Other ranks

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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
  United Arab Emirates Army
          No insignia
مساعد أول
Musa'id 'awal
مساعد
Musa'id
رقیب
Raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي أول
Jundi awwal
جندي
Jundi‎‎‎‎
  United Arab Emirates Navy
          No insignia
مساعد أول
Musa'id 'awal
مساعد
Musa'id
رقیب
Raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي أول
Jundi awwal
جندي
Jundi
  United Arab Emirates Air Force
          No insignia
مساعد أول
Musa'id 'awal
مساعد
Musa'id
رقیب
Raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي أول
Jundi awwal
جندي
Jundi‎‎‎‎
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

References

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  1. ^ "Federal law No. 6 of 2004" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ Dyer, Gwynne (1979). "United Arab Emirates". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 751. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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  • "United Arab Emirates". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 11 August 2021.