لواء أ.ح

English translation: Staff Brigadier General

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Arabic term or phrase:	لواء أ.ح
English translation:	Staff Brigadier General
Entered by:	Fuad Yahya

01:04 Jun 25, 2004

Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense / Egyptian military ranks, late 1990's

Arabic term or phrase: لواء أ.ح

This expression is used as a title (possibly a military rank) for an Egyptian official, followed immediately by the individual's name. What do the letters أ and ح stand for? What is the English term for the whole expression.

Fuad Yahya

Staff Major General

Explanation:
Liwa'a Arkan Harb

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Correction: The term is \"Staff Brigadier General\" (In Arabic: Liwa Rukn/Arkan Harb.

Selected response from:

Dr. Wathib Jabouri
Local time: 17:50

Grading comment

Thank you, especially for the correction.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +2

Staff Major General

Dr. Wathib Jabouri

5 +1

Staff General

ahmed ismaiel owieda

lieutenant general

Doaa El Hefnawy

military ranks list

Randa Farhat

Army Chief of Staff

Michael McCain (X)

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

23 mins confidence:

لواء أ.ح Army Chief of Staff

Explanation:
In the URL cited below, "رئيس اركان حرب" is translated as "Army Chief of Staff". Not an exact match, but the closed I could find.

Good luck,

Michael

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Sorry, the \"closest\" I could find.

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According to several internet searches:
Major General = لواء
Brigadier General = عميد or ‏قائد لواء

Can you simply say \"a former high-level\" or \"mid-ranking Egyptian military officer\"?

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According to several internet searches:
Major General = لواء
Brigadier General = عميد or ‏قائد لواء

Can you simply say \"a former high-level\" or \"mid-ranking Egyptian military officer\"?

Reference: http://greatiraq.blogspot.com/2003_12_01_greatiraq_archive.h...

Michael McCain (X)
France
Local time: 09:50
Native speaker of: English

22 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

لواء أ.ح

Staff Major General

Dr. Wathib Jabouri
Local time: 17:50
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thank you, especially for the correction.

2 hrs confidence:

لواء أ.ح lieutenant general

Explanation:
As I understand the highest rank in the army is the Commander in Chief رئيس أركان حرب القوات المسلحة. He is a full general (four star general) and can even be a field marshal مشير. He is followed by the Chief of Staff لواء أركان حرب. He is lieutenant general.Following is Chief of Military Operations Authority who would hold the rank of Major General.

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I just wanted to mention that in Egypt لواء is a higher rank than عميد.

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I believe that in other arab countries it is just the same. The ranks start with ملازم then ملازم أول, followed by نقيب then رائد then مقدم then عقيد then عميد and finally لواء.
I think that the difference occurs after لواء. There are various terms used for higher ranks such as مشير وفريق (Egypt) عماد (Lebanon) فريق (Iraq).

Reference: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/egypt/mod.htm
Reference: http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Lieutenant_General

Doaa El Hefnawy
Local time: 10:50
Native speaker of:

Arabic

7 hrs confidence:

لواء أ.ح military ranks list

Explanation:
General = عماد
Major General = لواء
Brigadier General = عميد
Lieutenant General= فريق
Colonel = عقيد
Lieutenant Colonel = مقدّم
Major = رائد
Captain = نقيب
First Lieutenant = ملازم أول

أ.ح = أركان حرب = general staff
لواء أ.ح = Staff Major General

others:
Field Marshall = المشير، قائدالعمليات العسكرية
Chief of Staff = رئيس الأركان
Higher Commander of armed forces = القائد الأعلى للقوات المسلحة

http://www.lebarmy.gov.lb/english/ranks.shtm (EN)
http://www.lebarmy.gov.lb/arabic/ranks.shtm (AR)
http://www.military-software.com/military-ranks.htm (US, UK, AUS)

Randa Farhat
Lebanon
Local time: 10:50
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 12

16 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

لواء أ.ح Staff General

Explanation:
Chief of staff is رئيس أركان حرب
Staff is أركان حرب

ahmed ismaiel owieda
Egypt
Local time: 09:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic

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