Ferik (rank)

See also: Ferik (town)

Ferik (Arabic: فريق, romanized: Fariq) is a military rank used in the militaries of many Arab nations, and formerly of the Ottoman Armed Forces. Usually, it ranks below Fariq 'awal (Arabic: فريق أول) and above Liwa (Arabic: لواء).

Ottoman use

It was senior to a Mirliva (Brigadier General, modern Tuğgeneral in the Turkish Army) and junior to a Birinci Ferik (Lieutenant General, modern Korgeneral in the Turkish Army). Ferik was a commander of firka (Turkish Ottman: division). The collar mark (later shoulder mark) and cap (until 1933) of a Ferik had three stripes and two stars during the early years of the Turkish Republic.

The rank of Ferik was renamed to Tümgeneral in 1935 with the "Turkification" of the rank names.[1]

Current use

The rank of Fariq is usually equivalent to the Anglophone ranks of lieutenant general, vice admiral and air marshal, depending on the service branch.

	Army	Navy	Air Force
Algerian People's National Armed Forces[2]
French	Général de corps d'armée
Bahrain Defence Force
Egyptian Armed Forces[3]
Iraqi Armed Forces[4]
Jordanian Armed Forces[5]
Kuwait Military Forces
Libyan Armed Forces
Armed Forces of Mauritania[6]
Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces
Qatar Armed Forces
Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia[7]
Sudanese Armed Forces[8]
Syrian Armed Forces[9]
Tunisian Armed Forces[10]
Variant		فريق بالبحرية Fariq bialbahria
French	Général de division	Vice-amiral	Général de division
United Arab Emirates Armed Forces
Republic of Yemen Armed Forces

See also

• Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire
• Comparative army officer ranks of Arabophone countries
• Comparative navy officer ranks of Arabophone countries
• Comparative air force officer ranks of Arabophone countries

References

1. "Ordu Dahili Hizmet Kanunu" (PDF) (in Turkish). tbmm.gov.tr. Retrieved 20 Dec 2023.
2. "Ranks". mdn.dz. Ministry of National Defence (Algeria). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
3. "Ranks of Military Officers". mod.gov.eg. Ministry of Defense (Egypt). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
4. Kechichian, Joseph A. (1990). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Iraq: a country study. Area Handbook (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 226–227. LCCN 89013940. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
5. "رتب الضباط" [Officer ranks]. jaf.mil.jo/ (in Arabic). Jordanian Armed Forces. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
6. "رتب الضباط" [Officer ranks]. armee.mr/ (in Arabic). Armed Forces of Mauritania. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
7. "Saudi Arabian ranks" (PDF). country-data.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
8. "الرتب العسكرية" [Military ranks]. mod.gov.sd/ (in Arabic). Republic of Sudan Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
9. "شعار الرأس" [Main logo]. mod.gov.sy (in Arabic). Ministry of Defence (Syria). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
10. "Les grades des officers de la marine". emam.defense.tn (in French). Ministry of Defence (Tunisia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2021.