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 and Turkish use
editIt corresponds to a corps general (modern Turkish: Korgeneral) in the modern Turkish Army. The rank was junior to the Birinci Ferîk/Ferîk-i Evvel (Lieutenant General) and superior to the rank Mirliva (Brigade general) in the Ottoman Army and the pre-1935 Turkish Army.
The collar mark (later shoulder mark) and cap (until 1933) of a Ferîk had three stripes and two stars during the early years of the Turkish Republic.
The rank of ferîk was abolished on November 26, 1934, in accordance with Article 3 of Law No. 2590 on the Abolition of Nicknames and Titles.[1] With Decree No. 2295, issued on April 9, 1935, the equivalent of the ferîk rank was designated as korgeneral for Army ferîks and koramiral for Navy ferîks.[2]
Current use
editThe rank of Fariq is usually equivalent to the Anglophone ranks of lieutenant general, vice admiral and air marshal, depending on the service branch.
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| French | Général de corps d'armée | ||
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| Jordanian Armed Forces[6] |  |
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| Armed Forces of Mauritania[7] |  | ||
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| Qatar Armed Forces |  |
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| Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia[8] |  |
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| Sudanese Armed Forces[9] |  |
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| Syrian Armed Forces[10] |  |
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| Tunisian Armed Forces[11] |  |
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| Variant | فريق بالبحرية Fariq bialbahria |
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| French | Général de division | Vice-amiral | Général de division |
| United Arab Emirates Armed Forces |  |
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| Republic of Yemen Armed Forces |  |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Law No. 2590 on the Abolition of Nicknames and Titles" (PDF) (in Turkish). 1934. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Official Gazette Archive" (PDF) (in Turkish). 1935. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Ranks". mdn.dz. Ministry of National Defence (Algeria). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ↑ "Ranks of Military Officers". mod.gov.eg. Ministry of Defense (Egypt). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "رتب الضباط" [Officer ranks]. jaf.mil.jo/ (in Arabic). Jordanian Armed Forces. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ↑ "رتب الضباط" [Officer ranks]. armee.mr/ (in Arabic). Armed Forces of Mauritania. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ↑ "Saudi Arabian ranks" (PDF). country-data.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "شعار الرأس" [Main logo]. mod.gov.sy (in Arabic). Ministry of Defence (Syria). Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ↑ "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.