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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.
Military ranks (1970–1980) edit
Commissioned officer ranks edit
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Other ranks edit
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Military ranks (1980–1990) edit
Commissioned officer ranks edit
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South Yemeni Land Forces[1] (1980–1990) |
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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 |
Other ranks edit
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South Yemeni Land Forces[2] (1980–1990) |
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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 |
References edit
- ^ Nyrop, Richard F. (1986). The Yemens : country studies / Foreign Area Studies, the American University. Area Handbook (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: American University, Foreign Area Studies. p. 319. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Nyrop, Richard F. (1986). The Yemens : country studies / Foreign Area Studies, the American University. Area Handbook (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: American University, Foreign Area Studies. p. 315. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
External links edit
- "Yemen 1967–1990 (South – People's Democratic Republic)". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 18 October 2021.