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Military ranks of Yemen

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The Military ranks of Yemen are the military insignia used by the Republic of Yemen Armed Forces.

Commissioned officer ranks

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The rank insignia for commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
 Yemeni Land Forces
مشیر
Mushir
فريق أول‎‎
Fariq 'awal
فريق
Fariq
لواء
Liwa
عميد
Amid
عقيد
Aqid
مقدم
Muqaddam
رائد
Ra'id
نقيب
Naqib
ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal
ملازم ثان
Mulazim than
 Yemeni Navy
عميد
Amid
عقيد
Aqid
مقدم
Muqaddam
رائد
Ra'id
نقيب
Naqib
ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal
ملازم ثان
Mulazim than
 Yemeni Air Force
مشیر
Mushir
فريق أول‎‎
Fariq 'awal
فريق
Fariq
لواء
Liwa
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

Other ranks

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The rank insignia for non-commissioned officers and enlisted peresonnel.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Yemeni Land Forces
مساعد أول
Musaeid 'awal
مساعد ثان
Musaeid than
مساعد
Musaeid
رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقيب
Raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي
Jundiun‎‎
 Yemeni Navy

Warrant officer Petty officer first class Petty officer second class Petty officer third class Seaman
 Yemeni Air Force

No insignia
Warrant officer Flight sergeant Sergeant Senior Airman Airman First Class Airman
جندي
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

References

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  • "قانون رقم(67)لسنة 1991م بشأن الخدمة في القوات المسلحة والأمن" [Law No. (67) of 1991 regarding service in the armed and security forces]. yemen-nic.info (in Arabic). National Information Center. 1991. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 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. 202-203. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  • "Yemen". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  • "Yemen 1962–1990 (North – Republic)". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 18 October 2021.