Military ranks of Tunisia

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The Military ranks of Tunisia are the military insignia used by the Tunisian Armed Forces and the Tunisian National Guard. Tunisia shares a rank structure similar to that of France.^[1]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Tunisian Army[2] v t e
					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
Tunisian National Navy[3] v t e
					فريق أول بالبحرية Fariq 'awal bialbaḥria		فريق بالبحرية Fariq bialbaḥria		أمير لواء بالبحرية 'amir liwa' bialbaḥria		عميد بالبحرية Amid bialbaḥria	عقيد بالبحرية Aqid bialbaḥria	مقدم بالبحرية Muqaddam bialbaḥria		رائد بالبحرية Ra'id bialbaḥria		نقيب بالبحرية Naqib bialbaḥria		ملازم أول بالبحرية Mulazim 'awal bialbaḥria			ملازم بالبحرية Mulazim bialbaḥria
					Amiral		Vice-amiral		Contre-amiral		Capitaine de vaisseau major	Capitaine de vaisseau	Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Tunisian Air Force[2] v t e
					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
Tunisian National Guard[4] v t e
									أمير لواء 'amir liwa'		عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid	مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id		نقيب Naqib		ملازم أول Mulazim awwal			ملازم Mulazim
									Général de brigade		Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-lieutenant
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
Tunisian Army[2][5] v t e
	وكيل أعلى Wakil 'aelaa			وكيل أول Wakil 'awal			وكيل Wakil				عريف أول Earif 'awal						عريف Earif						رقيب أول Raqib 'awal				رقيب Raqib		جندي أول Jundiun awwal						جندي متطوع Jundiun
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de 1re classe						Soldat
Tunisian National Navy[2][5] v t e
	وكيل أعلى بالبحرية Wakil 'aelaa bialbaḥria			وكيل أول بالبحرية Wakil 'awal bialbaḥria			وكيل بالبحرية Wakil bialbaḥria				عريف أول بالبحرية Earif 'awal bialbaḥria						عريف بالبحرية Earif bialbaḥria						رقيب أول بالبحرية Raqib 'awal bialbaḥria				رقيب بالبحرية Raqib bialbaḥria		جندي أول بحرية Jundiun awwal bialbaḥria						جندي متطوع بحرية Jundiun bialbaḥria
	Maître-principal			Premier maître			Maître				Second maître de 1ère classe						Second maître de 2ème classe						Quartier-maitre de 1ère classe				Quartier-maitre de 2ème classe		Matelot breveté						Matelot
Tunisian Air Force[2][5] v t e
	وكيل أعلى Wakil 'aelaa			وكيل أول Wakil 'awal			وكيل Wakil				عريف أول Earif 'awal						عريف Earif						رقيب أول Raqib 'awal				رقيب Raqib		جندي أول Jundiun awwal						جندي متطوع Jundiun
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de 1re classe						Soldat
Tunisian National Guard[4] v t e
	وكيل أول Wakil 'awal						وكيل Wakil				عريف أول Earif 'awal						عريف Earif						رقيب أول Raqib 'awal				رقيب Raqib								جندي متطوع Jundiun
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal								Soldat
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

References

1. ^ Ehrenreich, Frederick (1987). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold D. (ed.). Tunisia: a country study (PDF). Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 302. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Décret n° 72-380 du 6 décembre 1972, portant Statut particulier des militaires". legislation-securite.tn (in French). Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance. 6 December 1972. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
3. ^ "Les grades des officers de la marine". Ministry of National Defense (in French). Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
4. ^ ^{a b} "Statut particulier des agents de la Garde nationale". interieur.gov.tn (in French). Tunisian Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
5. ^ ^{a b c} "أمر عدد 380 لسنة 1972 مؤرخ في 6 ديسمبر 1972 يتعلق بضبط النظام الأساسي الخاص بالعسكريين". legislation-securite.tn (in Arabic). Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance. 6 December 1972. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

External links

• "Décret n° 72-380 du 6 décembre 1972, portant Statut particulier des militaires". legislation-securite.tn (in French). Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance. 6 December 1972. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
• "Tunisia". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 22 December 2021.