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 corresponds to a corps general (modern Turkish: Korgeneral) in the modern Turkish Army. The rank was junior to the Birinci Ferik/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 Ferik had three stripes and two stars during the early years of the Turkish Republic.

The rank of ferik 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 ferik rank was designated as corps general.^[2]

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[3]
French	Général de corps d'armée
Bahrain Defence Force
Egyptian Armed Forces[4]
Iraqi Armed Forces[5]
Jordanian Armed Forces[6]
Kuwait Military Forces
Libyan Armed Forces
Armed Forces of Mauritania[7]
Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces
Qatar Armed Forces
Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia[8]
Sudanese Armed Forces[9]
Syrian Armed Forces[10]
Tunisian Armed Forces[11]
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