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TheMilitary ranks of South Yemen were the military insignia used by thePeople's Democratic Republic of Yemen[a] Armed Forces (officially known as the People's Defence Forces) until its dissolution during the 1990Yemeni unification.
The rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Yemeni Land Forces |  | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| عميد Amid | عقيد Aqid | مقدم Muqaddam | رائد Ra'id | نقيب Naqib | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم ثان Mulazim than | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General/flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officers andenlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Yemeni Land Forces | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 ofcommissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Yemeni Land Forces[1] (1980–1990) | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| عميد Amid | عقيد Aqid | مقدم Muqaddam | رائد Ra'id | نقيب Naqib | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم ثان Mulazim than | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General/flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Student officer |
|---|---|
| South Yemeni Land Forces (1980–1990) | |
| ملازم Mulazim |
The rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officers andenlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Yemeni Land Forces[2] (1980–1990) | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | مساعد Raqib thani | أول Naib 'awal | Naib | 'Arif | Wakil 'arif | جندي Jundiun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||