The Military ranks of Mauritania are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Mauritania. Being a former colony of France, Mauritania shares a rank structure similar to that of France.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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 Mauritanian National Army[2] |
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| فريق Fariq |
لواء Liwa |
عميد Amid |
مقدم Muqaddam |
رائد Ra'id |
نقيب Naqib |
ملازم أول Mulazim awwal |
ملازم Mulazim |
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| Mauritanian Navy[2] |
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| فريق Fariq |
لواء Liwa |
عميد بحري Amid bahriun |
مقدم بحري Muqaddam bahriun |
رائد بحري Ra'id bahriun |
نقيب بحري Naqib bahriun |
ملازم أول بحري Mulazim awwal bahriun |
ملازم بحري Mulazim bahriun |
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| فريق Fariq |
لواء Liwa |
عميد Amid |
مقدم Muqaddam |
رائد Ra'id |
نقيب Naqib |
ملازم أول Mulazim awwal |
ملازم Mulazim |
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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal |
مساعد Mosa'id |
رقيب أول Raqib awwal |
رقيب Raqib |
عريف 'arif |
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| مساعد أول بحري Mosa'id awwal bahriun |
مساعد بحري Mosa'id bahriun |
رقيب أول بحري Raqib awwal bahriun |
رقيب بحري Raqib bahriun |
عريف بحري 'arif bahriun |
بحار Bihaar
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| مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal |
مساعد Mosa'id |
رقيب أول Raqib awwal |
رقيب Raqib |
عريف 'arif |
جندي Jundiun
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References
- ^ Dyer, Gwynne; Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Mauritania". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 467. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "رتب الضباط" [Officer ranks]. armee.mr/ (in Arabic). Armed Forces of Mauritania. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "رتب الأفراد غير الضباط" [Ranks of Non-officers]. armee.mr/ (in Arabic). Armed Forces of Mauritania. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
External links
- "Mauritania". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 31 January 2022.