title: Military ranks of Mauritania
text: # Military ranks of Mauritania
  
  The Military ranks of Mauritania are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Mauritania. Being a former colony of France, Mauritania shares a rank structure similar to that of France.
  
  ## Commissioned officer ranks
  
  The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
  
  | Rank group | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet |
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  | Mauritanian National Army vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mauritanian National Army vte | | | | | فريق Fariq | فريق Fariq | لواء Liwa | لواء Liwa | | | عميد Amid | عميد Amid | مقدم Muqaddam | مقدم Muqaddam | رائد Ra'id | رائد Ra'id | نقيب Naqib | نقيب Naqib | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم Mulazim | ملازم Mulazim | ملازم Mulazim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mauritanian Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mauritanian Navy vte | | | | | فريق Fariq | فريق Fariq | لواء Liwa | لواء Liwa | | | عميد بحري Amid bahriun | عميد بحري Amid bahriun | مقدم بحري Muqaddam bahriun | مقدم بحري Muqaddam bahriun | رائد بحري Ra'id bahriun | رائد بحري Ra'id bahriun | نقيب بحري Naqib bahriun | نقيب بحري Naqib bahriun | ملازم أول بحري Mulazim awwal bahriun | ملازم أول بحري Mulazim awwal bahriun | ملازم أول بحري Mulazim awwal bahriun | ملازم بحري Mulazim bahriun | ملازم بحري Mulazim bahriun | ملازم بحري Mulazim bahriun | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mauritania Islamic Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mauritania Islamic Air Force vte | | | | | فريق Fariq | فريق Fariq | لواء Liwa | لواء Liwa | | | عميد Amid | عميد Amid | مقدم Muqaddam | مقدم Muqaddam | رائد Ra'id | رائد Ra'id | نقيب Naqib | نقيب Naqib | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم Mulazim | ملازم Mulazim | ملازم Mulazim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Rank group | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet |
  
  ## Other ranks
  
  The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
  
  | Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
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  | Mauritanian National Army vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mauritanian National Army vte | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد Mosa'id | مساعد Mosa'id | | | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | | | | | عريف 'arif | عريف 'arif | | | | | | | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun |
  | Mauritanian Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mauritanian Navy vte | مساعد أول بحري Mosa'id awwal bahriun | مساعد أول بحري Mosa'id awwal bahriun | مساعد أول بحري Mosa'id awwal bahriun | مساعد أول بحري Mosa'id awwal bahriun | مساعد أول بحري Mosa'id awwal bahriun | مساعد أول بحري Mosa'id awwal bahriun | مساعد بحري Mosa'id bahriun | مساعد بحري Mosa'id bahriun | | | رقيب أول بحري Raqib awwal bahriun | رقيب أول بحري Raqib awwal bahriun | رقيب أول بحري Raqib awwal bahriun | رقيب أول بحري Raqib awwal bahriun | رقيب أول بحري Raqib awwal bahriun | رقيب أول بحري Raqib awwal bahriun | رقيب بحري Raqib bahriun | رقيب بحري Raqib bahriun | رقيب بحري Raqib bahriun | رقيب بحري Raqib bahriun | رقيب بحري Raqib bahriun | رقيب بحري Raqib bahriun | | | | | عريف بحري 'arif bahriun | عريف بحري 'arif bahriun | | | | | | | بحار Bihaar | بحار Bihaar |
  | Mauritania Islamic Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mauritania Islamic Air Force vte | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد Mosa'id | مساعد Mosa'id | | | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | | | | | عريف 'arif | عريف 'arif | | | | | | | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun |
  | Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
  