The notions of inner-star and star-inner generalized inverses are introduced on the set of all regular elements in a ∗-ring R. We thus extend the concept of inner-star and star-inner complex matrices. We study properties of these hybrid generalized inverses on the set R† of all Moore–Penrose invertible elements in R and thus generalize some known results. Partial orders that are induced by inner-star and star-inner inverses are introduced on R†, their properties are examined, and their characterizations are presented.