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

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.

Influences

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

See also

• Comparative army officer ranks of Arabophone countries

References

1. ^ Türk Denizci Kıyafet ve Unvanları (1390-1923), official site of the Turkish Navy (in Turkish)
2. Skene (1851). The three eras of Ottoman history, a political essay on the late reforms of Turkey, considered principally as affecting her position in the event of a war taking place. p. 66.
3. McGregor (2006). A Military History of Modern Egypt: From the Ottoman Conquest to the Ramadan War. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 290. ISBN 9780275986018.

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