Military_ranks_of_Somalia

Military ranks of Somalia

Military ranks of Somalia

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The Military ranks of Somalia are the military insignia used by the Somali Armed Forces. Being a former Italian protectorate, Somalia shares a rank structure similar to that of Italy.[1]

The highest rank is lieutenant general. The current person holding this rank is Bashir Mohamed Jama, former head of the Somali Custodial Corps (Somali: Ciidamada Asluubta).[2]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

More information Rank group, General / flag officers ...

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

More information Rank group, Senior NCOs ...

References

  1. [1]
    Mathews, L.L. (1979). "Somalia". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. pp. 630–631. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Somalia's president fires army chiefs, appoints New Mogadishu mayor". Garowe Online. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  3. [3]
    Ehrenreich, 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. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  • "Somalia". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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