Military ranks of Oman
The Military ranks of Oman are the military insignia used by the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces. Being a former British protectorate, Oman shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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 Royal Army of Oman[2] |
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| 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 |
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 Royal Navy of Oman[2] |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
 Royal Air Force of Oman[2] |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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Student officer ranks
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| Royal Army of Oman[2]
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| Native name | ضابط مرشح Dabit muraššaḥ |
Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| وکیل کتیبة Wakil katiba |
وکیل Wakil |
رقیب اول Raqib 'awal |
رقیب Raqib |
عریف Earif |
نائب عریف Nayib earif |
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| Royal Navy of Oman[2] |
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| وكيل أول Wakil 'awal |
وكيل Wakil |
رقيب أول Raqib 'awal |
رقيب Raqib |
عريف Earif |
نائب عريف Nayib earif | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Air Force of Oman[2] |
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| وکیل کتیبة Wakil katiba |
وکیل Wakil |
رقیب اول Raqib 'awal |
رقیب Raqib |
عریف Earif |
نائب عریف Nayib earif |
جندي Jundiun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ Dyer, Gwynne (1979). "Oman". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 527. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Military Ranks and Badges". mod.gov.om. Ministry of defence. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- "Oman". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 31 January 2022.