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]

Recent changes

There have been indications of a possible change in the design of Syrian military rank insignia as of 2025. Photographs of Syrian officers, including those of Brigadier general and Colonel ranks, attending a defense industry exhibition in Turkey appear to show updated insignia.^[2] The modifications seem to involve a replacement of the emblem of the state on the insignia, while retaining the overall rank structure from the Ba'athist era. However, there has been no official announcement from the Syrian Ministry of Defense or any other reliable source to confirm these changes.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

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

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs						Junior NCOs	Enlisted
Syrian Army^[3]									No insignia
Syrian Army^[3]	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 Navy^[3]									No insignia
Syrian Navy^[3]	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 Air Force^[3]									No insignia
Syrian Air Force^[3]	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.
^ "Photo of Syrian officers at Turkish defense industry event". X (formerly Twitter). 2025-08-01. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
^ ^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

"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.

[socialmedia-2] "Photo of Syrian officers at Turkish defense industry event". X (formerly Twitter). 2025-08-01. Retrieved 2025-08-02.

[Syria-3] ^ ^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.

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