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Bahraini Military Ranks 🇧🇭
Complete officer and enlisted rank insignia across 5 branches — 76 ranks in total — with NATO-code equivalents for cross-country comparison.
Branches
5
Ranks documented
76
Active personnel
8K
Overview
- Royal Bahraini Army (القوات البرية الملكية البحرينية): Conducts ground defense operations, border security, and land warfare functions. Formed around armored, mechanized infantry, and artillery brigades, it maintains active combat units and reserve formations under the Bahrain Defence Force General Command.
- Royal Bahraini Naval Force (القوات البحرية الملكية البحرينية): Executes maritime patrol, coastal defense, and protection of offshore infrastructure and sealanes in the Persian Gulf. Headquartered at Mina Salman Naval Base, it operates surface combatants including corvettes, frigates, patrol craft, and landing vessels.
- Royal Bahraini Air Force (سلاح الجو الملكي البحريني): Manages airspace defense, close air support, and aerial transport operations. Operating primarily from Isa Air Base and Riffa Air Base, its inventory includes multirole fighter aircraft, attack helicopters, and integrated surface-to-air missile units.
- Royal Guard (الحرس الملكي): Serves as a specialized combined arms branch within the Bahrain Defence Force tasked with royal security, force protection, and high-readiness special operations. Its subordinate units handle counter-terrorism, dignitary protection, and tactical deployments.
- National Guard (الحرس الوطني): Functions as an independent military force outside the standard Bahrain Defence Force command structure, reporting directly to the King. It conducts internal security operations, protects critical infrastructure, and acts as a military reserve to reinforce regular ground forces during emergencies.
Bahrain Military
Air Force
| Rank name | Insignia | NATO code | US Army equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| مشیر Mushir |
|
OF-10 | Marshal / General of the Army |
| فريق أول Fariq 'awal |
|
OF-9 | General |
| فريق Fariq |
|
OF-8 | Lieutenant General |
| لواء Liwa |
|
OF-7 | Major General |
| عميد Amid |
|
OF-6 | Brigadier General |
| عقيد Aqid |
|
OF-5 | Colonel |
| مقدم Muqaddam |
|
OF-4 | Lieutenant Colonel |
| رائد Ra'id |
|
OF-3 | Major / Commandant |
| نقيب Naqib |
|
OF-2 | Captain / 1st Lieutenant |
| ملازم أول Mulazim awwal |
|
OF-1 | Lieutenant |
| ملازم Mulazim |
|
OF-1 | Lieutenant |
| رقیب أول Raqib 'awal |
|
OR-7 | Sergeant 1st Class |
| رقیب Raqib |
|
OR-6 | Staff Sergeant |
| عريف Earif |
|
OR-4 | Corporal |
| جندي أول Jundiun awwal |
|
OR-3 | Private 1st Class |
| جندي Jundiun | OR-1 | Private |
Army
| Rank name | Insignia | NATO code | US Army equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| مشیر Mushir |
|
OF-10 | Marshal / General of the Army |
| فريق أول Fariq 'awal |
|
OF-9 | General |
| فريق Fariq |
|
OF-8 | Lieutenant General |
| لواء Liwa |
|
OF-7 | Major General |
| عميد Amid |
|
OF-6 | Brigadier General |
| عقيد Aqid |
|
OF-5 | Colonel |
| مقدم Muqaddam |
|
OF-4 | Lieutenant Colonel |
| رائد Ra'id |
|
OF-3 | Major / Commandant |
| نقيب Naqib |
|
OF-2 | Captain / 1st Lieutenant |
| ملازم أول Mulazim awwal |
|
OF-1 | Lieutenant |
| ملازم Mulazim |
|
OF-1 | Lieutenant |
| رقیب أول Raqib 'awal |
|
OR-7 | Sergeant 1st Class |
| رقیب Raqib |
|
OR-6 | Staff Sergeant |
| عريف Earif |
|
OR-4 | Corporal |
| جندي أول Jundiun awwal |
|
OR-3 | Private 1st Class |
| جندي Jundiun | OR-1 | Private |
National Guard
| Rank name | Insignia | NATO code | US Army equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| فريق Fariq | OF-8 | Lieutenant General | |
| لواء Liwa | OF-7 | Major General | |
| عميد Amid | OF-6 | Brigadier General | |
| عقيد Aqid |
|
OF-5 | Colonel |
| مقدم Muqaddam |
|
OF-4 | Lieutenant Colonel |
| رائد Ra'id |
|
OF-3 | Major / Commandant |
| نقيب Naqib |
|
OF-2 | Captain / 1st Lieutenant |
| ملازم أول Mulazim awwal |
|
OF-1 | Lieutenant |
| ملازم Mulazim |
|
OF-1 | Lieutenant |
| رقیب أول Raqib 'awal | OR-7 | Sergeant 1st Class | |
| رقیب Raqib | OR-6 | Staff Sergeant | |
| عريف Earif | OR-4 | Corporal | |
| جندي أول Jundiun awwal | OR-3 | Private 1st Class | |
| جندي Jundiun | OR-1 | Private |
Navy
| Rank name | Insignia | NATO code | US Army equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| مشیر Mushir |
|
OF-10 | Marshal / General of the Army |
| فريق أول Fariq 'awal |
|
OF-9 | General |
| فريق Fariq |
|
OF-8 | Lieutenant General |
| لواء Liwa |
|
OF-7 | Major General |
| عميد Amid |
|
OF-6 | Brigadier General |
| عقيد Aqid |
|
OF-5 | Colonel |
| مقدم Muqaddam |
|
OF-4 | Lieutenant Colonel |
| رائد Ra'id |
|
OF-3 | Major / Commandant |
| نقيب Naqib |
|
OF-2 | Captain / 1st Lieutenant |
| ملازم أول Mulazim awwal |
|
OF-1 | Lieutenant |
| ملازم Mulazim |
|
OF-1 | Lieutenant |
| رقیب أول Raqib 'awal |
|
OR-7 | Sergeant 1st Class |
| رقیب Raqib |
|
OR-6 | Staff Sergeant |
| عريف Earif |
|
OR-4 | Corporal |
| جندي أول Jundiun awwal |
|
OR-3 | Private 1st Class |
| جندي Jundiun | OR-1 | Private |
Royal Guard
| Rank name | Insignia | NATO code | US Army equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| فريق Fariq |
|
OF-8 | Lieutenant General |
| لواء Liwa |
|
OF-7 | Major General |
| عميد Amid |
|
OF-6 | Brigadier General |
| عقيد Aqid |
|
OF-5 | Colonel |
| مقدم Muqaddam |
|
OF-4 | Lieutenant Colonel |
| رائد Ra'id |
|
OF-3 | Major / Commandant |
| نقيب Naqib |
|
OF-2 | Captain / 1st Lieutenant |
| ملازم أول Mulazim awwal |
|
OF-1 | Lieutenant |
| ملازم Mulazim |
|
OF-1 | Lieutenant |
| رقیب أول Raqib 'awal |
|
OR-7 | Sergeant 1st Class |
| رقیب Raqib |
|
OR-6 | Staff Sergeant |
| عريف Earif |
|
OR-4 | Corporal |
| جندي أول Jundiun awwal |
|
OR-3 | Private 1st Class |
| جندي Jundiun | OR-1 | Private |
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