TheMilitary ranks of Somaliaare the military insignia used by theSomali Armed Forces.Being aformer Italian protectorate,Somalia shares a rank structure similar to that ofItaly.[1]
The highest rank islieutenant general.The current person holding this rank isBashir Mohamed Jama,former head of theSomali Custodial Corps(Somali:Ciidamada Asluubta).[2]
Commissioned officer ranks
editThe rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.
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| Sareeye guud | Sareeye gaas | Sareeye guuto | Gashaanle sare | Gashaanle dhexe | Gashaanle | Dhamme | Laba xídígle | Xídígle | ||||||||||||||||
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| Admiraal guud | Admiraal gaas | Admiraal guuto | Gashaanle sare | Gashaanle dhexe | Gashaanle | Dhamme | Laba xídígle | Xídígle | ||||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
editThe rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officersandenlisted personnel.
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| Musharax sarkaal | Sadex xarígle | Laba xarígle | Xarígle | Sadex alífle | Laba alífle | Alífle | Dable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^Mathews, L.L. (1979)."Somalia".In Keegan, John (ed.).World armies.Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. pp.630–631.ISBN9780871964076.LCCN79-9217.Retrieved31 January2022.
- ^"Somalia's president fires army chiefs, appoints New Mogadishu mayor".Garowe Online.Retrieved2020-05-24.
- ^abcdefEhrenreich, Frederick (1982). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold N. (ed.).Somalia: a country study(PDF).Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 257.Retrieved21 October2021.
External links
edit- "Somalia".uniforminsignia.org.The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia.Retrieved1 April2022.