# Military ranks of Ethiopia

The military ranks of Ethiopia are the military insignia used by the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). While Ethiopia is a landlocked country, it is in the process of reestablishing a Blue-water navy. On 8 January 2022, the rank of field marshal general was awarded for the first time to Birhanu Jula. At the same time, new ranks were introduced to the ENDF.

## Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Ethiopian Ground Forces vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ethiopian Ground Forces vte | የፊልድ ማርሻል ጄኔራል Yefīlidi marishali jēnērali | የፊልድ ማርሻል ጄኔራል Yefīlidi marishali jēnērali | ጄነራል Jēnerali | ጄነራል Jēnerali | ሌተናል ጄነራል Lētenali jēnerali | ሌተናል ጄነራል Lētenali jēnerali | ሜጀር ጄነራል Mējeri jēnerali | ሜጀር ጄነራል Mējeri jēnerali | ብርጋዴር ጄነራል Birigadēri jēnerali | ብርጋዴር ጄነራል Birigadēri jēnerali | ኮሎኔል Kolonēli | ኮሎኔል Kolonēli | ሌተናንት ኮሎኔል Lētenaniti kolonēli | ሌተናንት ኮሎኔል Lētenaniti kolonēli | ሻለቃ Shalek’a | ሻለቃ Shalek’a | ሻምበል Shamibeli | ሻምበል Shamibeli | የመቶ ዓለቃ Yemeto ‘alek’a | የመቶ ዓለቃ Yemeto ‘alek’a | የመቶ ዓለቃ Yemeto ‘alek’a | ምክትል የመቶ ዓለቃ Mikitili yemeto ‘alek’a | ምክትል የመቶ ዓለቃ Mikitili yemeto ‘alek’a | ምክትል የመቶ ዓለቃ Mikitili yemeto ‘alek’a |
| Ethiopian Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ethiopian Navy vte | | | አድሚራል Ādimīrali | አድሚራል Ādimīrali | ቫይስ አድሚራል Vayisi ādimīrali | ቫይስ አድሚራል Vayisi ādimīrali | ሬር አድሚራል Rēri ādimīrali | ሬር አድሚራል Rēri ādimīrali | ኮሞዶር Komodori | ኮሞዶር Komodori | ካፒቴን Kapītēni | ካፒቴን Kapītēni | ኮማንደር Komanideri | ኮማንደር Komanideri | ሌፍተናንት ኮማንደር Lēfitenaniti komanideri | ሌፍተናንት ኮማንደር Lēfitenaniti komanideri | ሌፍተናንት Lēfitenaniti | ሌፍተናንት Lēfitenaniti | ሌፍተናንት ጁኒየር ግሬድ Lēfitenaniti junīyeri girēdi | ሌፍተናንት ጁኒየር ግሬድ Lēfitenaniti junīyeri girēdi | ሌፍተናንት ጁኒየር ግሬድ Lēfitenaniti junīyeri girēdi | ሰብ ሌፍተናንት Sebi lēfitenaniti | ሰብ ሌፍተናንት Sebi lēfitenaniti | ሰብ ሌፍተናንት Sebi lēfitenaniti |
| Ethiopian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ethiopian Air Force vte | | | ጄነራል Jēnerali | ጄነራል Jēnerali | ሌተናል ጄነራል Lētenali jēnerali | ሌተናል ጄነራል Lētenali jēnerali | ሜጀር ጄነራል Mējeri jēnerali | ሜጀር ጄነራል Mējeri jēnerali | ብርጋዴር ጄነራል Birigadēri jēnerali | ብርጋዴር ጄነራል Birigadēri jēnerali | ኮሎኔል Kolonēli | ኮሎኔል Kolonēli | ሌተናንት ኮሎኔል Lētenaniti kolonēli | ሌተናንት ኮሎኔል Lētenaniti kolonēli | ሻለቃ Shalek’a | ሻለቃ Shalek’a | ሻምበል Shamibeli | ሻምበል Shamibeli | የመቶ ዓለቃ Yemeto ‘alek’a | የመቶ ዓለቃ Yemeto ‘alek’a | የመቶ ዓለቃ Yemeto ‘alek’a | ምክትል የመቶ ዓለቃ Mikitili yemeto ‘alek’a | ምክትል የመቶ ዓለቃ Mikitili yemeto ‘alek’a | ምክትል የመቶ ዓለቃ Mikitili yemeto ‘alek’a |
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |

## Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Ethiopian Ground Forces vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Ethiopian Ground Forces vte | | | | | | | ሻለቃ ባሻ Shalek’a basha | ሻለቃ ባሻ Shalek’a basha | ሻለቃ መጋቢ ባሻ Shalek’a megabī basha | ሻለቃ መጋቢ ባሻ Shalek’a megabī basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | መጋቢ ሀምሳ ዓለቃ Megabī hāmisa ‘alek’a | መጋቢ ሀምሳ ዓለቃ Megabī hāmisa ‘alek’a | መጋቢ ሀምሳ ዓለቃ Megabī hāmisa ‘alek’a | መጋቢ ሀምሳ ዓለቃ Megabī hāmisa ‘alek’a | መጋቢ ሀምሳ ዓለቃ Megabī hāmisa ‘alek’a | መጋቢ ሀምሳ ዓለቃ Megabī hāmisa ‘alek’a | ሀምሳ ዓለቃ Hāmisa ‘alek’a | ሀምሳ ዓለቃ Hāmisa ‘alek’a | ሀምሳ ዓለቃ Hāmisa ‘alek’a | ሀምሳ ዓለቃ Hāmisa ‘alek’a | አስር ዓለቃ Āsiri ‘alek’a | አስር ዓለቃ Āsiri ‘alek’a | ምክትል አስር ዓለቃ Mikitili āsiri ‘alek’a | ምክትል አስር ዓለቃ Mikitili āsiri ‘alek’a | ምክትል አስር ዓለቃ Mikitili āsiri ‘alek’a | ምክትል አስር ዓለቃ Mikitili āsiri ‘alek’a | ምክትል አስር ዓለቃ Mikitili āsiri ‘alek’a | ምክትል አስር ዓለቃ Mikitili āsiri ‘alek’a | መሠረታዊ ወታዯር Mešeretawī wetaderi | መሠረታዊ ወታዯር Mešeretawī wetaderi |
| Ethiopian Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ethiopian Navy vte | ቺፍ ዋረንት ኦፊሰር Chīfi wareniti ofīseri | ቺፍ ዋረንት ኦፊሰር Chīfi wareniti ofīseri | ቺፍ ዋረንት ኦፊሰር Chīfi wareniti ofīseri | ቺፍ ዋረንት ኦፊሰር Chīfi wareniti ofīseri | ማስተር ቺፍ Masiteri chīfi | ማስተር ቺፍ Masiteri chīfi | ሲኒየር ቺፍ Sīnīyeri chīfi | ሲኒየር ቺፍ Sīnīyeri chīfi | ቺፍ Chīfi | ቺፍ Chīfi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 1ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri ānidenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 1ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri ānidenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 1ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri ānidenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 1ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri ānidenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 1ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri ānidenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 1ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri ānidenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 2ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri huletenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 2ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri huletenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 2ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri huletenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 2ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri huletenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 2ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri huletenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 2ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri huletenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 3ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri sositenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 3ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri sositenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 4ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri āratenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 4ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri āratenya kilasi | ሊዲንግ ሲማን Līdīnigi sīmani | ሊዲንግ ሲማን Līdīnigi sīmani | ኤብል ሲማን Ēbili sīmani | ኤብል ሲማን Ēbili sīmani | ኤብል ሲማን Ēbili sīmani | ኦርድናሪ ሲማን Oridinarī sīmani | ኦርድናሪ ሲማን Oridinarī sīmani | ኦርድናሪ ሲማን Oridinarī sīmani | ሲማን ሪኩሩት Sīmani rīkuruti | ሲማን ሪኩሩት Sīmani rīkuruti |
| Ethiopian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Ethiopian Air Force vte | ሲ ዋራንት ኦፊሰር Sī waraniti ofīseri | ሲ ዋራንት ኦፊሰር Sī waraniti ofīseri | ሲ ዋራንት ኦፊሰር Sī waraniti ofīseri | ጁኝር ዋራንት ኦፊሰር Junyiri waraniti ofīseri | ጁኝር ዋራንት ኦፊሰር Junyiri waraniti ofīseri | ጁኝር ዋራንት ኦፊሰር Junyiri waraniti ofīseri | ሻለቃ ባሻ Shalek’a basha | ሻለቃ ባሻ Shalek’a basha | ሻለቃ መጋቢ ባሻ Shalek’a megabī basha | ሻለቃ መጋቢ ባሻ Shalek’a megabī basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | መጋቢ ሃምሳ አለቃ Megabī hamisa ālek’a | መጋቢ ሃምሳ አለቃ Megabī hamisa ālek’a | መጋቢ ሃምሳ አለቃ Megabī hamisa ālek’a | መጋቢ ሃምሳ አለቃ Megabī hamisa ālek’a | መጋቢ ሃምሳ አለቃ Megabī hamisa ālek’a | መጋቢ ሃምሳ አለቃ Megabī hamisa ālek’a | ሃምሳ አለቃ Hamisa ālek’a | ሃምሳ አለቃ Hamisa ālek’a | ሃምሳ አለቃ Hamisa ālek’a | ሃምሳ አለቃ Hamisa ālek’a | አስር አለቃ Āsiri ālek’a | አስር አለቃ Āsiri ālek’a | ምክትል አስር አለቃ Mikitili āsiri ālek’a | ምክትል አስር አለቃ Mikitili āsiri ālek’a | ምክትል አስር አለቃ Mikitili āsiri ālek’a | ምክትል አስር አለቃ Mikitili āsiri ālek’a | ምክትል አስር አለቃ Mikitili āsiri ālek’a | ምክትል አስር አለቃ Mikitili āsiri ālek’a | መሠረታዊ ወታዯር Mešeretawī wetaderi | መሠረታዊ ወታዯር Mešeretawī wetaderi |
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |

## Historic ranks
### Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Ethiopian Ground Forces (–2022) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ethiopian Ground Forces (–2022) | | | ጄነራል Jēnerali | ጄነራል Jēnerali | ሌተናንት ጄነራል Lētenaniti jēnerali | ሌተናንት ጄነራል Lētenaniti jēnerali | ሜጄር ጄነራል Mējēri jēnerali | ሜጄር ጄነራል Mējēri jēnerali | ብርጋዴር ጄነራል Birigadēri jēnerali | ብርጋዴር ጄነራል Birigadēri jēnerali | ኮሌኔል Kolēnēli | ኮሌኔል Kolēnēli | ሌተናንት ኮሎኔል Lētenaniti kolonēli | ሌተናንት ኮሎኔል Lētenaniti kolonēli | ሻለቃ Shalek’a | ሻለቃ Shalek’a | ሻምበል Shamibeli | ሻምበል Shamibeli | መቶ አለቃ Meto ālek’a | መቶ አለቃ Meto ālek’a | መቶ አለቃ Meto ālek’a | ምክትል መቶ አለቃ Mikitili meto ālek’a | ምክትል መቶ አለቃ Mikitili meto ālek’a | ምክትል መቶ አለቃ Mikitili meto ālek’a |
| Ethiopian Ground Forces (–2022) | | | General | General | Lieutenant general | Lieutenant general | Major general | Major general | Brigadier general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Major | Captain | Captain | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant |
| Ethiopian Air Force (–2022) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ethiopian Air Force (–2022) | | | ጄኔራል Jēnērali | ጄኔራል Jēnērali | ሌተናንት ጄኔራል Lētenaniti jēnērali | ሌተናንት ጄኔራል Lētenaniti jēnērali | ሜጄር ጄኔራል Mējēri jēnērali | ሜጄር ጄኔራል Mējēri jēnērali | ብርጋዴር ጄኔራል Birigadēri jēnērali | ብርጋዴር ጄኔራል Birigadēri jēnērali | ኮሌኔል Kolēnēli | ኮሌኔል Kolēnēli | ሌተናንት ኮሎኔል Lētenaniti kolonēli | ሌተናንት ኮሎኔል Lētenaniti kolonēli | ሻለቃ Shalek’a | ሻለቃ Shalek’a | ሻምበል Shamibeli | ሻምበል Shamibeli | መቶ አለቃ Meto ālek’a | መቶ አለቃ Meto ālek’a | መቶ አለቃ Meto ālek’a | ምክትል መቶ አለቃ Mikitili meto ālek’a | ምክትል መቶ አለቃ Mikitili meto ālek’a | ምክትል መቶ አለቃ Mikitili meto ālek’a |
| Ethiopian Air Force (–2022) | | | General | General | Lieutenant general | Lieutenant general | Major general | Major general | Brigadier general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Major | Captain | Captain | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant |
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |

### Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Ethiopian Ground Forces (–2022) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Ethiopian Ground Forces (–2022) | ሲ ዋራንት ኦፊሰር Sī waraniti ofīseri | ሲ ዋራንት ኦፊሰር Sī waraniti ofīseri | ሲ ዋራንት ኦፊሰር Sī waraniti ofīseri | ጁኝር ዋራንት ኦፊሰር Junyiri waraniti ofīseri | ጁኝር ዋራንት ኦፊሰር Junyiri waraniti ofīseri | ጁኝር ዋራንት ኦፊሰር Junyiri waraniti ofīseri | ሻለቃ ባሻ Shalek’a basha | ሻለቃ ባሻ Shalek’a basha | ሻለቃ መጋቢ ባሻ Shalek’a megabī basha | ሻለቃ መጋቢ ባሻ Shalek’a megabī basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha | መጋቢ ሃምሳ አለቃ Megabī hamisa ālek’a | መጋቢ ሃምሳ አለቃ Megabī hamisa ālek’a | መጋቢ ሃምሳ አለቃ Megabī hamisa ālek’a | መጋቢ ሃምሳ አለቃ Megabī hamisa ālek’a | መጋቢ ሃምሳ አለቃ Megabī hamisa ālek’a | መጋቢ ሃምሳ አለቃ Megabī hamisa ālek’a | ሃምሳ አለቃ Hamisa ālek’a | ሃምሳ አለቃ Hamisa ālek’a | ሃምሳ አለቃ Hamisa ālek’a | ሃምሳ አለቃ Hamisa ālek’a | አስር አለቃ Āsiri ālek’a | አስር አለቃ Āsiri ālek’a | ምክትል አስር አለቃ Mikitili āsiri ālek’a | ምክትል አስር አለቃ Mikitili āsiri ālek’a | ምክትል አስር አለቃ Mikitili āsiri ālek’a | ምክትል አስር አለቃ Mikitili āsiri ālek’a | ምክትል አስር አለቃ Mikitili āsiri ālek’a | ምክትል አስር አለቃ Mikitili āsiri ālek’a | | |
| Ethiopian Ground Forces (–2022) | Senior warrant officer | Senior warrant officer | Senior warrant officer | Junior warrant officer | Junior warrant officer | Junior warrant officer | Command sergeant major | Command sergeant major | Staff sergeant major | Staff sergeant major | First sergeant | First sergeant | First sergeant | First sergeant | First sergeant | First sergeant | Master sergeant | Master sergeant | Master sergeant | Master sergeant | Master sergeant | Master sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Corporal | Lance corporal | Lance corporal | Lance corporal | Lance corporal | Lance corporal | Lance corporal | Private | Private |
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |