Military ranks of South Yemen
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The Military ranks of South Yemen were the military insignia used by the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen[a] Armed Forces (officially known as the People's Defence Forces) until its dissolution during the 1990 Yemeni unification.
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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 South Yemeni Land Forces |
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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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Other ranks
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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Military ranks (1981–1990)
Commissioned officer ranks
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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- Student officers
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| South Yemeni Land Forces (1980–1990) |
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| ملازم Mulazim |
Other ranks
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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