Armed forces of Egypt
| Egyptian Armed Forces | |
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Coat of arms of Egypt
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| Founded | 1922 |
| Current form | 1952 |
| Service branches |
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| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Leadership | |
| Supreme Commander | Sedki Sobhy |
| Minister of Defence & Commander in Chief | Sedki Sobhy |
| Chief of Staff & Deputy Supreme Commander | Mahmoud Hegazy |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18-49 years old |
| Conscription | 1-3 years depending on circumstances |
| Available for military service |
41,157,220, age 18–49 (2011) |
| Fit for military service |
35,305,381, age 18–49 (2011) |
| Reaching military age annually |
1,532,052 (2011) |
| Active personnel | 438,500, incl. 290,000–320,000 conscripts |
| Reserve personnel | 479,000 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | US$5.47 billion (2015), incl. US$1.3 billion of U.S military aid annually |
| Percent of GDP | 1.8% (2015) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers |
 United States Russia France China Italy United KingdomFormer:  Soviet Union
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| Related articles | |
| History |
Second World War |
| Military ranks of Egypt | ||
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Turco-Egyptian ranks (until 1958) |
Modern Egyptian ranks |
Western equivalents |
| Officers | ||
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Mushir |
General of the army/ field marshal |
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Sirdar سردار |
Fariq awwal |
General |
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Fariq |
Lieutenant general | |
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Liwa |
Major general | |
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Amiralay أمير آلاي |
Amid |
Brigadier |
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Qaimaqam قائم مقام |
Aqid |
Colonel |
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Bimbashi |
Muqaddam |
Lieutenant colonel |
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Sagh |
Raid |
Major |
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Yuzbashi يوزباشي |
Naqib |
Captain |
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Mulazim awwal |
First lieutenant | |
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Mulazim thani |
Mulazim |
Second lieutenant |
| Non-commissioned officers | ||
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Shawish شاويش |
Raqib |
Sergeant |
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Ombashi أونباشي |
Arif |
Corporal |
| Soldiers | ||
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Askari عسكري |
Jundi |
Private |
Egyptian Army
Egyptian Navy
Egyptian Air Force
Second World War
1948 Arab-Israeli War
Egyptian Revolution of 1952
Tripartite Aggression
North Yemeni Civil War
Six Day War
Nigerian Civil War
War of Attrition
October War
Shaba I
Libyan–Egyptian War
Gulf War
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