The Military ranks of the Maldives are the ranks used by the Maldives National Defence Force. The ranks are based on a combination of the traditional British military system and the U.S. military system.
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Dhivehi | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ޖެނެރަލް | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ލެފްޓިނަންޓް ޖެނެރަލް | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: މޭޖަރ ޖެނެރަލް | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ބްރިގޭޑިއަރ ޖެނެރަލް | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ކާނަލް | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ލެފްޓިނަންޓް ކާނަލް | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: މޭޖަރ | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ކެޕްޓަން | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ފަސްޓް ލެފްޓިނަންޓް | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ލެފްޓިނަންޓް | ||||||||||||||
| Malé | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Jeneral | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Leftinant jeneral | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Meyjar jeneral | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Brigeydiar jeneral | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Kaanal | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Leftinant kaanal | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Meyjar | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Keptan | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Fast leftinant | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Leftinant | ||||||||||||||
| English translation[2] | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Lieutenant | ||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Warrant officer | |||||
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| Dhivehi | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ޗީފް ވޮރަންޓް އޮފިސަރ | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ވޮރަންޓް އޮފިސަރ 4 | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ވޮރަންޓް އޮފިސަރ 3 | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ވޮރަންޓް އޮފިސަރ2 | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ވޮރަންޓް އޮފިސަރ1 | |
| Malé | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Cheef vorant ofisar | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Vorant ofisar 4 | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Vorant ofisar 3 | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Vorant ofisar 2 | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Vorant ofisar 1 | |
| English translation | Chief warrant officer | Warrant officer-4 | Warrant officer-3 | Warrant officer-2 | Warrant officer-1 | |
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Maldives National Defence Force | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dhivehi | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ އޮފް އެމްއެންޑީއެފް | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ކޮމާންޑް ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ފަސްޓް ސާރޖަންޓް | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ސާރޖަންޓް ފަސްޓް ކްލާސް | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ސްޓާފް ސާރޖަންޓް | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ސާރޖަންޓް | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ކޯޕްރަލް | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ލާންސް ކޯޕްރަލް | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ޕްރައިވެޓް | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Malé | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Saarjant meyjar of emendeeef | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Komaand saarjant meyjar | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Saarjant meyjar | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Fast saarjant | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Saarjant fast klaas | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Staaf saarjant | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Saarjant | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Koapral | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Laans koapral | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: Praivet | |||||||||||||||||||||
| English translation | Sergeant major of MNDF | Command sergeant major | Sergeant major | First sergeant | Sergeant first class | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private | |||||||||||||||||||||