Military ranks of Syria
The Military ranks of Syria are the military insignia used by the Syrian Armed Forces. The Syrian military ranks used a rank structure similar to that of the British Armed Forces and the French Armed Forces.[1]
Current ranks
[edit]There have been indications of a possible change in the design of Syrian military rank insignias as of 2025. Photographs of Syrian officers, including those of Brigadier general and Colonel ranks attending the International Defence Industry Fair in Turkey appear to show updated insignias on their combat uniforms.[2]
Other recent appearances of senior Syrian officers also show similar insignia, such as during Major General Murhaf Abu Qasra inspection of wounded soldiers in Suwayda whilst wearing a service uniform,[3] his visit to Russia to meet Russian Minister of Defence Andrey Belousov whilst wearing a full dress uniform,[4] and when several officers in combat uniform welcomed returning wounded Hajj pilgrims from the Minister of Defence.[5]
The modifications seem to involve a replacement of the state emblem on the insignia, while retaining the overall rank structure from the Ba'athist era. However, there has been no official announcement from the Syrian Minister of Defence or any other reliable source to confirm these changes.
Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | فريق | عماد أول | عماد | لواء | عميد | عقيد | مقدم | رائد | نقيب | ملازم أول | ملازم | |||||||||||||
| Romanization | Fariq | Eimad 'awal | Eimad | Alliwa' | Amid | Aqid | Muqaddam | Ra'id | Naqib | Mulazim awwal | Mulazim | |||||||||||||
| Joint combat uniform[2][6] | 
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| Army full dress uniform[7] |
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| Army service dress uniform[8] |
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| Navy service dress uniform |
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| Air force service dress uniform |
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Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Rank | مساعد أول | مساعد ثاني | مساعد | رقيب أول | رقيب ثاني | رقيب | عريف | جندي أول | جندي | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romanization | Musaeid 'awal | Musaeid thani | Musaeid | Raqib 'awal | Raqib thani | Raqib | Earif | Jundiun 'awal | Jundiun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Historic rank insignia
[edit]Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| 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 Navy(–2024)[9] |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| 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 |
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| Syrian Navy[9] |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "وزير الدفاع اللواء المهندس مرهف أبو قصرة يترأس وفدا لتفقد الجرحى الذين أصيبوا خلال مواجهات السويداء". YouTube. وزارة الدفاع في الجمهورية العربية السورية. 2025-08-03. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Syrian Defence Minister meets Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov". X (formerly Twitter). 2025-08-07. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Damascus Airport welcomes pilgrims from Syrian Ministry of Defense wounded personnel". SANA. 2025-08-05. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Damascus Airport welcomes pilgrims from Syrian Ministry of Defense wounded personnel". SANA. 2025-08-05. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Syrian Defence Minister meets Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov". X (formerly Twitter). 2025-08-07. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Minister of Defence Murhaf Abu Qasra visits wounded soldiers in Sweida". YouTube. Syrian Ministry of Defence. 2025-08-03. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ a b c d e f "شعار الرأس" [Main logo]. mod.gov.sy (in Arabic). Ministry of Defence (Syria). Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Syria". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 12 October 2021.