The Military ranks of South Yemen were the military insignia used by the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Armed Forces until its dissolution during the 1990 Yemeni unification.
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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رقيب أول Raqib 'awal |
مساعد Raqib thani |
أول Naib 'awal |
Naib |
'Arif |
Wakil 'arif |
جندي Jundiun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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عميد Amid |
عقيد Aqid |
مقدم Muqaddam |
رائد Ra'id |
نقيب Naqib |
ملازم أول Mulazim awwal |
ملازم ثان Mulazim than |
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Rank group | General/flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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رقيب أول Raqib 'awal |
مساعد Raqib thani |
أول Naib 'awal |
Naib |
'Arif |
Wakil 'arif |
جندي Jundiun
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Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |