# Military ranks of Somalia

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.
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).

## 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 |
| Somali National Army vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Somali National Army vte | | | | | Sareeye guud | Sareeye guud | Sareeye gaas | Sareeye gaas | Sareeye guuto | Sareeye guuto | Gashaanle sare | Gashaanle sare | Gashaanle dhexe | Gashaanle dhexe | Gashaanle | Gashaanle | Dhamme | Dhamme | Laba xídígle | Laba xídígle | Laba xídígle | Xídígle | Xídígle | Xídígle |
| Somali Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Somali Navy vte | | | | | Admiraal guud | Admiraal guud | Admiraal gaas | Admiraal gaas | Admiraal guuto | Admiraal guuto | Gashaanle sare | Gashaanle sare | Gashaanle dhexe | Gashaanle dhexe | Gashaanle | Gashaanle | Dhamme | Dhamme | Laba xídígle | Laba xídígle | Laba xídígle | Xídígle | Xídígle | Xídígle |
| Somali Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Somali Air Force vte | | | | | Sareeye guud | Sareeye guud | Sareeye gaas | Sareeye gaas | Sareeye guuto | Sareeye guuto | Gashaanle sare | Gashaanle sare | Gashaanle dhexe | Gashaanle dhexe | Gashaanle | Gashaanle | Dhamme | Dhamme | Laba xídígle | Laba xídígle | Laba xídígle | Xídígle | Xídígle | Xídígle |
| 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 |
| Somali National Army vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Somali National Army vte | Musharax sarkaal | Musharax sarkaal | Musharax sarkaal | Sadex xarígle | Sadex xarígle | Sadex xarígle | Laba xarígle | Laba xarígle | Xarígle | Xarígle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Laba alífle | Laba alífle | Laba alífle | Laba alífle | Alífle | Alífle | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable |
| Somali Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Somali Navy vte | Musharax sarkaal | Musharax sarkaal | Musharax sarkaal | Sadex xarígle | Sadex xarígle | Sadex xarígle | Laba xarígle | Laba xarígle | Xarígle | Xarígle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Laba alífle | Laba alífle | Laba alífle | Laba alífle | Alífle | Alífle | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable |
| Somali Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Somali Air Force vte | Musharax sarkaal | Musharax sarkaal | Musharax sarkaal | Sadex xarígle | Sadex xarígle | Sadex xarígle | Laba xarígle | Laba xarígle | Xarígle | Xarígle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | | | | | | | Laba alífle | Laba alífle | Laba alífle | Laba alífle | Alífle | Alífle | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable |
| 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 |