Mülazım

Mulāzim (Arabic: ملازم; Ottoman Turkish: Mülazım) is a junior officer rank in many armed forces of the Arab world, roughly equivalent to lieutenant. The rank can usually be split into three different grades:

• Mulāzim (Arabic: ملازم, lit. 'assistant')
• Mulāzim 'awwal (Arabic: ملازم أول, lit. 'First assistant')
• Mulāzim thānin (Arabic: ملازم ثان, lit. 'Second assistant')

Military ranks in the late Ottoman period
Navy (1909-1916)[1]	Navy (1916-)[1]	Army
Officers
Müşir Amiral Pasha	Müşir Amiral	Müşir
Birinci Ferik Amiral Pasha	Birinci Ferik Amiral	Birinci Ferik
Ferik Amiral Pasha	Ferik Amiral	Ferik
Liva Amiral Pasha	Liva Amiral	Mirliva
Komodor
Kalyon Kaptanı	Miralay	Miralay
Fırkateyn Kaptanı	Fırkateyn Kaptanı	Kaymakam
Korvet Kaptanı	Korvet Kaptanı	Binbaşı
Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı	Kıdemli Yüzbaşı	Kolağası
Yüzbaşı	Yüzbaşı	Yüzbaşı
Mülâzım-ı evvel	Mülazım	Mülâzım-ı evvel
Mülâzım-ı sani		Mülâzım-ı sani
Mühendis	Mühendis

History

In James Henry Skene's 1851 review of the Ottoman military, he noted that Mulazim were paid 280-350 piastres per month (including rations), perhaps more than contemporary British soldiers; as officers, their European-influenced uniforms included gold epaulettes, and distinctive lace on their cuffs as a mark of rank.^[2]

Influences

• In the usage of the Mahdist State, a Mülazım was a member of the khalifa's bodyguard.^[3]

See also

• Comparative army officer ranks of Arabophone countries