Military ranks of Sudan

The Military ranks of Sudan are the military insignia used by the Sudanese Armed Forces. Being a former colony of United Kingdom, Sudan shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom.^[1] Prior to 1970, Fariq was the highest rank.^[2]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers
Sudanese Army^[3]
Sudanese Army^[3]	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
Sudanese Navy^[3]
Sudanese Navy^[3]	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
Sudanese Air Force^[3]
Sudanese Air Force^[3]	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
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Sudanese Army^[3]							No insignia
Sudanese Army^[3]		مساعد Mosa'id	رقيب أول Raqib awwal	رقيب Raqib	عريف 'arif	وكيل عريف Wakil 'arif	جندي Jundiun
Sudanese Navy^[3]							No insignia
Sudanese Navy^[3]		مساعد Mosa'id	رقيب أول Raqib awwal	رقيب Raqib	عريف 'arif	وكيل عريف Wakil 'arif	جندي Jundiun
Sudanese Air Force^[3]							No insignia
Sudanese Air Force^[3]		مساعد Mosa'id	رقيب أول Raqib awwal	رقيب Raqib	عريف 'arif	وكيل عريف Wakil 'arif	جندي Jundiun
Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs		Enlisted

References

^ Dyer, Gwynne (1979). "Sudan". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 658. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ Tartter, Jean R. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Sudan: a country study. Area Handbook (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 254. LCCN 92021336. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "الرتب العسكرية" [Military ranks]. mod.gov.sd/ (in Arabic). Republic of Sudan Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

External links

"Sudan". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 29 March 2025.

[1] Dyer, Gwynne (1979). "Sudan". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 658. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[2] Tartter, Jean R. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Sudan: a country study. Area Handbook (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 254. LCCN 92021336. Retrieved 29 March 2025.

[Sudan-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "الرتب العسكرية" [Military ranks]. mod.gov.sd/ (in Arabic). Republic of Sudan Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

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