Military ranks of Syria

The Military ranks of Syria are the military insignia used by the Syrian Armed Forces. The Syrian military ranks use a rank structure similar to that of the British Armed Forces and the French Armed Forces.^[1] Commissioned officers' rank insignia are identical for the army and air force. These are gold on a bright green or black shoulder board for the army and gold on a bright blue board for the air force. Officer ranks are standard, although the highest is the equivalent of Colonel General, a rank held in 1986 only by the commander in chief and the minister of defense. Navy officer rank insignia are gold stripes worn on the lower sleeve. The highest-ranking officer in Syria's navy is the equivalent of lieutenant general. Army and air force rank for warrant officers is indicated by gold stars on an olive green shield worn on the upper left arm. Lower noncommissioned ranks are indicated by upright and inverted chevrons worn on the upper left arm.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet
Syrian Arab Army^[2] v t e
Syrian Arab Army^[2] v t e	فريق Fariq	عماد أول‎‎ Eimad 'awal	عماد Eimad	لواء Alliwa'	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid	مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Syrian Arab Navy^[2] v t e
Syrian Arab Navy^[2] v t e	فريق Fariq	عماد أول‎‎ Eimad 'awal	عماد Eimad	لواء Alliwa'	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid	مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Syrian Arab Air Force^[2] v t e
Syrian Arab Air Force^[2] v t e	فريق Fariq	عماد أول‎‎ Eimad 'awal	عماد Eimad	لواء Alliwa'	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			Officer cadet

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs						Junior NCOs	Enlisted
Syrian Arab Army^[2] v t e									No insignia
Syrian Arab Army^[2] v t e	مساعد أول Musaeid 'awal	مساعد ثاني Musaeid thani	مساعد Musaeid	رقيب أول Raqib 'awal	رقيب ثاني Raqib thani	رقيب Raqib	عريف Earif	جندي أول Jundiun‎‎ 'awal	جندي Jundiun‎‎
Syrian Arab Navy^[2] v t e									No insignia
Syrian Arab Navy^[2] v t e	مساعد أول Musaeid 'awal	مساعد ثاني Musaeid thani	مساعد Musaeid	رقيب أول Raqib 'awal	رقيب ثاني Raqib thani	رقيب Raqib	عريف Earif	جندي أول Jundiun‎‎ 'awal	جندي Jundiun‎‎
Syrian Arab Air Force^[2] v t e									No insignia
Syrian Arab Air Force^[2] v t e	مساعد أول Musaeid 'awal	مساعد ثاني Musaeid thani	مساعد Musaeid	رقيب أول Raqib 'awal	رقيب ثاني Raqib thani	رقيب Raqib	عريف Earif	جندي أول Jundiun‎‎ 'awal	جندي Jundiun‎‎
Rank group	Senior NCOs						Junior NCOs	Enlisted

References

^ Sinai, Joshua (1988). "National Security". In Collelo, Thomas (ed.). Syria: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 264. LCCN 87600488. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "شعار الرأس" [Main logo]. mod.gov.sy (in Arabic). Ministry of Defence (Syria). Retrieved 12 October 2021.

External links

"Syria". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

[1] Sinai, Joshua (1988). "National Security". In Collelo, Thomas (ed.). Syria: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 264. LCCN 87600488. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

[Syria-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "شعار الرأس" [Main logo]. mod.gov.sy (in Arabic). Ministry of Defence (Syria). Retrieved 12 October 2021.

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v t e Syrian security forces
Military	Ministry of Defense Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army Syrian Navy Syrian Air Force Syrian Air Defense Force National Defence Forces
Law enforcement	Law enforcement in Syria Ministry of Interior Syrian Public Security Police Syrian Special Mission Forces
Intelligence	National Security Bureau of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region Air Force Intelligence Directorate General Intelligence Directorate Internal Branch - 251 Political Security Directorate Military Intelligence Directorate
Paramilitary/militia	Shabiha Popular Committees Military Security Shield Forces
Syria and weapons of mass destruction (Chemical)