Comparative army officer ranks of Asia

Rank comparison chart of armies/ land forces of Asian states.

Note: Since none of the countries on this list are part of NATO, the conversion to equivalent NATO ranks are approximate.

• 1 Officers
  • 1.1 Warrant Officers
• 2 Notes
• 3 See also
• 4 References

Equivalent. NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Afghanistan. (Edit )
	Marshal. مارشال		Setar jenral. ستر جنرال		Dagar jenral. ډگرجنرال		Turan jenral. تورن جنرال		Brid jenral. برید جنرال		Dagarwal. ډگروال		Dagarman. ډگرمن		Jagran. جگرن		Jag turan. جگتورن		Turan. تورن		Lomri baridman. لمړی بريدمن		Dvahomi baridman. دوهم بریدمن		Dreyom baridman. دریم بریدمن .
Armenia. (Edit )	No equivalent																								Unknown
			Army general. Բանակի գեներալ		Colonel general. գեներալ- գնդապետ		Lieutenant general. գեներալ- լեյտենանտ		Major general. գեներալ-մայոր		Colonel. գնդապետ		Lieutenant Colonel. գնդապետ-լեյտենանտ		Major. մայոր		Captain. կապիտան		Senior Lieutenant. ավագ լեյտենանտ		Lieutenant. լեյտենանտ		Junior Lieutenant. կրտսեր լեյտենանտ .
Azerbaijan. (Edit )	No equivalent																								Unknown
					general-polkovnik		general-leytenant		general-mayor		polkovnik		polkovnik-leytenant		mayor		kapitan		baş leytenant		leytenant		kiçik leytenant .
Bahrain. (Edit )																									No equivalent
	Field Marshal. (مشیر)		General. (فريق أول)		Lieutenant General. (فريق)		Major General. (لواء)		Brigadier General. (عميد)		Colonel. (عقيد)		Lieutenant Colonel. (مقدم)		Major. (رائد)		Captain. (نقيب)		First Lieutenant. (ملازم أول)			Second Lieutenant. (ملازم) .
Bangladesh. (Edit )	No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet .
Bhutan. (Edit )																									No equivalent
	Field. Marshal		General		Lieutenant. General		Major. General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant. Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second. Lieutenant .
Brunei. (Edit )
	Field Marshal. Fil Marsyal		General. Jeneral		Lieutenant General. Leftenan Jeneral		Major General. Mejar Jeneral		Brigadier General. Brigedier Jeneral		Colonel. Kolonel		Lieutenant Colonel. Leftenan Kolonel		Major. Mejar		Captain. Kapten		Lieutenant. Leftenan			Second Lieutenant. Leftenan Muda			Officer Cadet. Pegawai Kadet .
Cambodia. (Edit )																									No equivalent
	នាយឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ផុតលេខ. neay uttamseni photlekh		នាយឧត្តមសេនីយ៍. neay uttamseni		ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ឯក. uttamseniek		ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ. uttamsenito		ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ត្រី. uttamsenit		វរសេនីយ៍ឯក. vorseniek		វរសេនីយ៍ទោ. vorsenito		វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី. vorsenit		អនុសេនីយ៍ឯក. anouseniek		អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ. anousenito			អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី. anouseni trei
	General of the Army		General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		1st Lieutenant			2nd Lieutenant .
People's Republic of China. (Edit )	No equivalent
			General. 上将. shàngjiàng		Lieutenant General. 中将. zhōngjiàng		Major General. 少将. shàojiàng		Senior Colonel. 大校. dàxiào		Colonel. 上校. shàngxiào		Lieutenant Colonel. 中校. zhōngxiào		Major. 少校. shàoxiào		Captain. 上尉. shàngwèi		First Lieutenant. 中尉. zhōngwèi			Second Lieutenant. 少尉. shàowèi			Officer Cadet. 学员. xuéyuán .
Republic of China. (edit )	No equivalent								No equivalent
			Full general	General	Lieutenant general		Major general				Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
			一級上將	二級上將	中將		少將				上校		中校		少校		上尉		中尉			少尉			軍校生 .
India. (Edit )																									No insignia
	Field. Marshal		General		Lieutenant. General		Major. General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant. Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant						Officer Cadet .
Equivalent. NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Indonesia. (Edit )																									No equivalent
	Jenderal Besar		Jenderal		Letnan Jenderal		Mayor Jenderal		Brigadir Jenderal		Kolonel		Letnan Kolonel		Mayor		Kapten		Letnan Satu			Letnan Dua
	General of the Army		General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant .
Iran. (Edit )	No equivalent
			General. ارتشبد		Lieutenant General. سپهبد		Major General. سرلشکر		Brigadier General. سرتیپ	2nd Brigadier General. سرتیپ دوم	Colonel. سرهنگ		Lieutenant Colonel. سرهنگ دوم		Major. سرگرد		Captain. سروان		1st Lieutenant. ستوان یکم		2nd Lieutenant. ستوان دوم		3rd Lieutenant. ستوان سوم		Officer Cadet. (دانشجوی دانشگاه افسری امام علی (ع .
Iraq. (Edit )																									No equivalent
	Field marshal. (مهيب)		Colonel General. (فريق أول)		Lieutenant general. (فريق)		Major general. (لواء)		Brigadier general. (عميد)		Colonel. (عقيد)		Lieutenant colonel. (مقدم)		Major. (رائد)		Captain. (نقيب)		First lieutenant. (ملازم أول)			Second lieutenant. (ملازم) .
Israel. (Edit )	No equivalent																								Unknown
					Rav aluf. Chief General		Aluf. General		Tat aluf. Subordinate General		Aluf mishne. Junior General		Sgan aluf. Deputy General		Rav seren. Chief Commander		Seren. Captain		Segen. Deputy			Segen mishne. Junior Deputy .
Japan. (Edit )	No equivalent								No equivalent																No equivalent
			General. 陸将. （統合幕僚長および陸上幕僚長）		Lieutenant General. 陸将		Major general. 陸将補				Colonel. 1等陸佐		Lieutenant Colonel. 2等陸佐		Major. 3等陸佐		Captain. 1等陸尉		First Lieutenant. 2等陸尉			Second Lieutenant. 3等陸尉 .
Jordan. (Edit )
	Field Marshal. مشير		General. فريق أول		Lieutenant General. فريق		Major General. لواء		Brigadier General. عميد		Colonel. عقيد		Lieutenant Colonel. مقدم		Major. رائد		Captain. نقيب		First Lieutenant. ملازم أول			Second Lieutenant. ملازم ثاني			Warrent Officer. وكيل ضابط .
Kazakhstan. (Edit )
	Commander-in-Chief		General of the Army. (Армия Генералы)		Colonel general. (Генерал-Полҝвниҝ)		Lieutenant general. (Генерал-лейтенант)		Major general. (Генерал-майор)		Colonel. (Полковник)		Lieutenant Colonel. (Подполковник)		Major. (Майор)		Captain. (Капитан)		Senior Lieutenant. (Аға лейтенант)			Lieutenant. (лейтенант)			Kursant .
North Korea. (Edit )																									Unknown
	Marshal of the KPA. (인민군원수)	Vice marshal. (차수)	Army general. (대장)		Colonel general. (상장)		Lieutenant general. (중장)		Major general. (소장)		Senior Colonel (Brigadier). (대좌)	Colonel. (상좌)	Lieutenant colonel. (중좌)		Major. (소좌)		Captain. (대위)		Senior lieutenant. (상위)		Lieutenant. (중위)		Junior lieutenant. (소위) .
South Korea. (Edit )																									Unknown
	Marshal. (원수)		General. (대장)		Lieutenant general. (중장)		Major general. (소장)		Brigadier general. (준장)		Colonel. (대령)		Lieutenant colonel. (중령)		Major. (소령)		Captain. (대위)		Lieutenant. (중위)			Junior lieutenant. (소위) .
Kuwait. (Edit )	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			General. (فريق أول)		Lieutenant General. (فريق)		Major General. (لواء)		Brigadier General. (عميد)		Colonel. (عقيد)		Lieutenant Colonel. (مقدم)		Major. (رائد)		Captain. (نقيب)		First Lieutenant. (ملازم أول)			Second Lieutenant. (ملازم) .
Kyrgyzstan. (Edit )	No equivalent																								Unknown
					Генерал-полковник		Генерал-лейтенант		Генерал-майор		Полковник		Подполковник		Майор		Капитан		Улук лейтенант		Лейтенант		Кенже лейтенант .
Equivalent. NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Laos. (Edit )	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General. (ພົນເອກ)		Lieutenant general. (ພົນໂທ)		Major general. (ພົນຕີ)		Brigadier general. (ພົນຈັດຕະວາ)		Colonel. (ພັນເອກ)		Lieutenant Colonel. (ພັນໂທ)		Major. (ພັນຕີ)		Captain. (ຮ້ອຍເອກ)		Lieutenant. (ຮ້ອຍໂທ)			Second Lieutenant. (ຮ້ອຍຕີ) .
Lebanon. (Edit )	No equivalent
					Lieutenant. General. عماد		Major. General. لواء		Brigadier. General. عميد		Colonel. عقيد		Lieutenant. Colonel. مقدم		Major. رائد		Captain. نقيب		First. Lieutenant. ملازم أول			Second. Lieutenant. ملازم			3rd Year. Student				2nd Year. Student				1st Year. Student .
Malaysia. (Edit )																									No insignia
	Field Marshal. Fil Marsyal		General. Jeneral		Lieutenant General. Leftenan Jeneral		Major General. Mejar Jeneral		Brigadier General. Brigedier Jeneral		Colonel. Kolonel		Lieutenant Colonel. Leftenan Kolonel		Major. Mejar		Captain. Kapten		Lieutenant. Leftenan			Second Lieutenant. Leftenan Muda			Officer Cadet. Pegawai Kadet .
Maldives. (Edit )	No equivalent
							Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Candidate .
Mongolia. (Edit )	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			General. Генерал		Lieutenant general. Дэслэгч генерал		Major general. Хошууч генерал		Brigadier general. Бригадын генерал		Colonel. Хурандаа		Lieutenant Colonel. Дэд хурандаа		Major. Хошууч		Captain. Ахмад		Senior Lieutenant. Ахлах дэслэгч			Lieutenant. Дэслэгч .
Myanmar. (Edit )																									Unknown
	Senior General. (ဗိုလ်ချုပ်မှူးကြီး)		Vice Senior General. (ဒုတိယ ဗိုလ်ချုပ်မှူးကြီး)	General. (ဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး)	Lieutenant General. (ဒုတိယ ဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး)		Major General. (ဗိုလ်ချုပ်)		Brigadier General. (ဗိုလ်မှူးချုပ်)		Colonel. (ဗိုလ်မှူးကြီး)		Lieutenant Colonel. (ဒုတိယ ဗိုလ်မှူးကြီး)		Major. (ဗိုလ်မှူး)		Captain. (ဗိုလ်ကြီး)		Lieutenant. (ဗိုလ်)			Second Lieutenant. (ဒုတိယ ဗိုလ်) .
Nepal. (Edit )	No equivalent																								No insignia
			General of the Army. महारथी (प्रधानसेनापती)		Lieutenant General. रथी		Major General. उपरथी		Brigadier General. सहायक रथी		Colonel. महासेनानी		Lieutenant Colonel. प्रमुख सेनानी		Major. सेनानी		Captain. सहसेनानी		Lieutenant. उपसेनानी			Second Lieutenant. सहायक सेनानी			Officer cadet. अधिकृत क्याडेट .
Oman. (Edit )																									No equivalent
	Field. Marshal. (مشیر)		General. (فريق أول)		Lieutenant. General. (فريق)		Major. General. (لواء)		Brigadier. General. (عميد)		Colonel. (عقيد)		Lieutenant. Colonel. (مقدم)		Major. (رائد)		Captain. (نقيب)		First. Lieutenant. (ملازم أول)			Second. Lieutenant. (ملازم) .
Pakistan. (Edit )																									Unknown
	Field marshal		General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant .
Philippines. (Edit )	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General		Lieutenant. General		Major. General		Brigadier. General		Colonel		Lieutenant. Colonel		Major		Captain		First. Lieutenant			Second. Lieutenant .
Qatar. (Edit )	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General		Lieutenant. General		Major. General		Brigadier. General		Colonel		Lieutenant. Colonel		Major		Captain		First. Lieutenant			Second. Lieutenant .
Russia. (Edit )
	Márshal Rossíyskoy. Federátsii		Generál Ármii		Generál-Polkóvnik		Generál-Leytenánt		Generál-Mayór		Polkóvnik		Podpolkóvnik		Mayór		Kapitán		Stárshiy leytenánt		Leytenánt		Mládshiy leytenánt		Kursant .
Equivalent. NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Saudi Arabia. (Edit )	No equivalent
			General. (فريق أول)		Lieutenant. general. (فريق)		Major. general. (لواء)		Brigadier General. (عميد)		Colonel. (عقيد)		Lieutenant. colonel. (مقدم)		Major. (رائد)		Captain. (نقيب)		First. lieutenant. (ملازم أول)			Second. lieutenant. (ملازم)			Officer cadet .
Singapore. (Edit )	No equivalent		Insignia not known
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Senior lieutenant colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Professional Term				Service Term				Officer Cadet .
Sri Lanka. (Edit )
	Field Marshal		General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet .
Syria. (Edit )																									Unknown
	Field marshal. (فريق)		Colonel General. (عماد أول)		Lieutenant general. (عماد)		Major general. (اللواء)		Brigadier general. (عميد)		Colonel. (عقيد)		Lieutenant colonel. (مقدم)		Major. (رائد)		Captain. (نقيب)		First lieutenant. (ملازم أول)			Second lieutenant. (ملازم) .
Tajikistan. (Edit )	No equivalent
			Army General. (Генерали артиш)		Colonel General. (Генерал-полковник)		Lieutenant General. (Генерал-лейтенант)		Major General. (Генерал-майор)		Colonel. (Полковник)		Lieutenant Colonel. (Подполковник)		Major. (Майор)		Captain. (Капитан)		First Lieutenant. (Лейтенанти калон)		Lieutenant. (Лейтенант)		Second Lieutenant. (Лейтенанти хурд)		Officer Cadet. (Курсант) .
Thailand. (Edit )
	จอมพล		พลเอก		พลโท		พลตรี		พลจัตวา		พันเอก		พันโท		พันตรี		ร้อยเอก		ร้อยโท			ร้อยตรี			นักเรียนนายร้อย
	Field Marshal		General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Sub Lieutenant			Cadet Officer .
Timor-Leste. (Edit )	No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Aspirante .
Turkmenistan. (Edit )	No equivalent
			Goşun generaly		General-polkownik		General-leýtenant		General-maýor		Polkownik		Podpolkownik		Maýor		Kapitan		Uly leýtenant		Leýtenant		Kiçi leýtenant		Harby talyp .
United Arab Emirates. (Edit )	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			Fariq Awwal. (فريق أول‎‎)		Fariq. (فريق)		Liwa. (لواء)		Amid. (عميد)		Aqid. (عقيد)		Muqaddam. (مقدم)		Ra'id. (رائد)		Naqib. (نقيب)		Mulazim Awwal. (ملازم أول)			Mulazim. (ملازم) .
Uzbekistan. (Edit )	No equivalent																								Unknown
			Armiya Generali		General-Polkovnik		General-Leytenant		General-Mayor		Polkovnik		Podpolkovnik		Mayor		Kaptain		Katta Leytenant		Leytenant		Kichik Leytenant .
Vietnam. (Edit )	No equivalent
			Army general. (Đại tướng )	Colonel general. (Thượng tướng )	Lieutenant General. (Trung tướng )		Major General. (Thiếu tướng )		Senior Colonel. (Đại tá )		Colonel. (Thượng tá )		Lieutenant Colonel. (Trung tá )		Major. (Thiếu tá )		Captain. (Đại úy )		Senior Lieutenant. (Thượng úy )		Lieutenant. (Trung úy )		Junior Lieutenant. (Thiếu úy )		Officer Cadet. (Học viên Sĩ quan) .
Yemen. (Edit )																									Unknown
	Field Marshal		General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant .
Equivalent. NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer

Warrant Officers

Equivalent NATO rank	WO-1		WO-2		WO-3		WO-4		WO-5
Maldives. (Edit )
	Warrant Officer Grade 1		Warrant Officer Grade 2		Warrant Officer Grade 3		Warrant Officer Grade 4		Chief Warrant Officer .
Singapore. (Edit )
	Third warrant officer		Second warrant officer		First warrant officer		Master warrant officer	Senior warrant officer	Chief warrant officer
Equivalent NATO rank	WO-1		WO-2		WO-3		WO-4		WO-5

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