() 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 () and above Liwa ().
Ottoman and Turkish use
It corresponds to a corps general (modern Turkish: Korgeneral) in the modern Turkish Army. The rank was junior to the Birinci Ferîk/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 Ferîk had three stripes and two stars during the early years of the Turkish Republic.
The rank of ferîk was abolished on November 26, 1934, in accordance with Article 3 of Law No. 2590 on the Abolition of Nicknames and Titles. With Decree No. 2295, issued on April 9, 1935, the equivalent of the ferîk rank was designated as korgeneral for Army ferîks and koramiral for Navy ferîks.
Current use The rank of 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 French Bahrain Defence Force Egyptian Armed Forces Iraqi Armed Forces Jordanian Armed Forces Kuwait Military Forces Libyan Armed Forces Armed Forces of Mauritania Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces Qatar Armed Forces Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia Sudanese Armed Forces Syrian Armed Forces Tunisian Armed Forces Variant French 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
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