Military ranks of the Peshmerga
The Military ranks of the Peshmerga are the military insignia used by the internal security forces of the Kurdistan Region, the Peshmerga.
Current ranks
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.[1][2][3]
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | ژەنەڕاڵ | سەردار | سالار | سەرتیپ | سەرھەنگ | پێشکار | پێشڕەو | پێشەنگ | جێداری یەکەم | جێدار | ||||||||||||||
| Romanization | Jenerall | Serdar | Salar | Sertîp | Serheng | Pêşkar | Pêşřew | Pêşeng | Cêdarî Yekem | Cêdar | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. equivalent | General | Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Lieutenant 2nd Class | ||||||||||||||
| Insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Peshmerga (2007-2013)". www.uniforminsignia.net. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ^ "Here are the #Peshmerga ranks. As far as i know, highest rank of Full general not appointed jet". X via @AramKrdstn. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "And here is the guide to Peshmerga Officer Ranks and Insignia". X via @KurdistanWatch. 2 November 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2025.