Comparative air force officer ranks of Africa

Summary

This is a rank comparison chart of air force officer ranks of African states.

Officers edit

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  Algerian Air Force[1]
                   
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
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
  National Air Force of Angola[2]
                   
General-de-Aviação General Tenente-general Brigadeiro Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Sub-tenente
  Benin No air force


  Botswana Defence Force Air Wing[3]
               
Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Burkina Faso Air Force[4]
                     
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel-major Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
  Burundi No air force


  Cameroon Air Force
                   
Général d'armée aérienne Général de corps aérien Général de division aérienne Général de brigade aérienne Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
  Cape Verde No air force


  Central African Air Force
               
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
  Chadian Air Force
               
Général de division aérienne Général de brigade aérienne Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
  Comoros No air force


  Air Force of the DR Congo
                   
Général d'armée Lieutenant-général Général-major Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  Congolese Air Force[5]
                   
Général d'armée Général de corps Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
  Djibouti Air Force
             
Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
  Egyptian Air Force
                   
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
  Equatorial Guinea Air Force
               
Major General
General De Division
Brigadier General
General De Brigada
Colonel
Coronel
Lieutenant Colonel
Teniente Coronel
Major
Comandante
Captain
Capitán
1st Lieutenant
Teniente
2nd lieutenant
Alférez


  Eritrean Air Force
               
Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant


  Ethiopian Air Force
                   
ጄኔራል
Jēnērali
ሌተናንት ጄኔራል
Lētenaniti jēnērali
ሜጄር ጄኔራል
Mējēri jēnērali
ብርጋዴር ጄኔራል
Birigadēri jēnērali
ኮሌኔል
Kolēnēli
ሌተናንት ኮሎኔል
Lētenaniti kolonēli
ሻለቃ
Shalek’a
ሻምበል
Shamibeli
መቶ አለቃ
Meto ālek’a
ምክትል መቶ አለቃ
Mikitili meto ālek’a
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant


  Gabonese Air Force
                   
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


  Gambia No air force


  Ghana Air Force[6]
                   
Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
  Guinea Air Force
                   
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant


  Guinea-Bissau No air force


  Ivory Coast Air Force[7]
                       
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel-major Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant Aspirant


  Kenya Air Force[8]
                     
Commander-in-Chief General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant


  Lesotho Air Squadron
                 
Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  Liberian Air Wing[9]
           
Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant


  Libyan Air Force[10]
                   
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


  Madagascar Air Force[11]
                   
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant


  Malawi Air Force
                   
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


  Malian Air Force[12]
                     
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel-major Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
  Mauritania Islamic Air Force[13]
               
فريق
Fariq
لواء
Liwa
عميد
Amid
مقدم
Muqaddam
رائد
Ra'id
نقيب
Naqib
ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal
ملازم
Mulazim


  Mauritius No air force


  Royal Moroccan Air Force[14]
                     
Général d'armée aerienne Général de corps aerienne Général de division aerienne Général de brigade aerienne Colonel major Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant


  Mozambique Air Force
                 
Coronel General Tenente General Major General Coronel Tenente Coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes


  Namibian Air Force[15]
                   
Chief air marshal Air marshal Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer


  Niger Air Force
           
Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant


  Nigerian Air Force[16]
                     
Marshal of the air force Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer


  Rwandan Air Force[17]
                   
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  São Tomé and Príncipe No air force


  Senegalese Air Force
               
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


  Seychelles Air Force[18]
               
Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Sierra Leone No air force


  Somali Air Force[19]
                 
Lieutenant general
Sareeye Guud
Major general
Sareeye Gaas
Brigadier General
Sareeye Guuto
Colonel
Gashaanle Sare
Lieutenant colonel
Gashaanle Dhexe
Major
Gashaanle
Captain
Dhamme
First Lieutenant
Laba Xídígle
Second Lieutenant
Xídígle


  South African Air Force[20]
                     
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer candidate


  South Sudan
                       
Air Marshal General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Sudanese Air Force[21]
                   
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


  Swaziland No air force


  Tanzania Air Force
                     
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer candidate


  Togolese Air Force[22]
               
Général de division aérienne Général de brigade aérienne Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant


  Tunisian Air Force[23]
                   
فريق أول
Fariq 'awal
فريق
Fariq
أمير لواء
'amir liwa'
عميد
Amid
عقيد
Aqid
مقدم
Muqaddam
رائد
Ra'id
نقيب
Naqib
ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal
ملازم
Mulazim
Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel-major Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant


  Ugandan Air Force
                     
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer cadet


  Zambian Air Force
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


  Air Force of Zimbabwe[24]
                   
Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group Captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Air lieutenant Air sub-lieutenant


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet

Warrant officers edit

Equivalent NATO rank WO-5 WO-4 WO-3 WO-2 WO-1
  South African Air Force
         
Master chief warrant officer Senior chief warrant officer Chief warrant officer Master warrant officer Senior warrant officer

See also edit

References edit

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