# Military ranks of South Yemen

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)
### Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| South Yemeni Land Forces | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Yemeni Land Forces | | | | | | | | | عميد Amid | عميد Amid | عقيد Aqid | عقيد Aqid | مقدم Muqaddam | مقدم Muqaddam | رائد Ra'id | رائد Ra'id | نقيب Naqib | نقيب Naqib | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم ثان Mulazim than | ملازم ثان Mulazim than | ملازم ثان Mulazim than |
| Rank group | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |

### Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| South Yemeni Land Forces | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Yemeni Land Forces | رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | مساعد Raqib thani | مساعد Raqib thani | مساعد Raqib thani | أول Naib 'awal | أول Naib 'awal | Naib | Naib | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | Wakil 'arif | Wakil 'arif | Wakil 'arif | Wakil 'arif | | | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun |
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |

## Military ranks (1980–1990)
### Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| South Yemeni Land Forces (1980–1990) vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Yemeni Land Forces (1980–1990) vte | | | | | | | | | عميد Amid | عميد Amid | عقيد Aqid | عقيد Aqid | مقدم Muqaddam | مقدم Muqaddam | رائد Ra'id | رائد Ra'id | نقيب Naqib | نقيب Naqib | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم ثان Mulazim than | ملازم ثان Mulazim than | ملازم ثان Mulazim than |
| Rank group | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |

### Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| South Yemeni Land Forces (1980–1990) vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Yemeni Land Forces (1980–1990) vte | رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | مساعد Raqib thani | مساعد Raqib thani | مساعد Raqib thani | أول Naib 'awal | أول Naib 'awal | Naib | Naib | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | 'Arif | Wakil 'arif | Wakil 'arif | Wakil 'arif | Wakil 'arif | | | جندي Jundiun‎‎ | جندي Jundiun‎‎ | جندي Jundiun‎‎ | جندي Jundiun‎‎ | جندي Jundiun‎‎ | جندي Jundiun‎‎ | جندي Jundiun‎‎ | جندي Jundiun‎‎ |
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |