Royal Malay Regiment

Royal Malay Regiment
Rejimen Askar Melayu DiRaja
Cap Badge of the Rejimen Askar Melayu DiRaja
Active	23 November 1932 – present
Country	Malaysia
Branch	British Army (1932–1956)  Malaysian Army (1956–present)
Type	Light Infantry
Role	Ceremonial (1st Battalion) Mechanised Infantry (three battalion) Light Infantry (21 battalions) Elite Parachute infantry (three battalions)
Size	27 Battalion
Part of	Malaysian Armed Forces
Nickname(s)	Malayan Gurkha
Motto(s)	Ta'at Setia (Loyal and True)
Colour of Beret	Rifle green
March	Berbuat Jasa
Engagements	Battle of Malaya (1941–42) Battle of Singapore (1942) Malayan Emergency (1948–60) Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation (1963–65) Battle of Mogadishu (1993–95) Moro attacks on Sabah (2013 standoff)
Battle honours	Tanah Melayu 1941-1942 Singapura 1942 Darurat 1948-1960 Congo 1960-1963 Konfrontasi 1963-1965 Namibia 1989-1990 Kemboja 1992-1993 Somalia 1993-1995 Bosnia 1993-1998 Daulat Feb 2013
Commanders
Colonel in Chief	HRH Tuanku Sallehuddin ibni al-Marhum Sultan Badlishah, Sultan of Kedah
Notable commanders	Lieutenant Adnan Saidi
Insignia
Camp Gate Flag

The Royal Malay Regiment (Malay: Rejimen Askar Melayu DiRaja; Jawi: ريجيمن عسکر ملايو دراج‎) is the premier unit of the Malaysian Army's two infantry regiments. At its largest, the Malay Regiment comprised 27 battalions. At present, three battalions are parachute trained and form part of the Malaysian Army Rapid Deployment Force. Another battalion has been converted into a mechanised infantry battalion while the remaining battalions are standard light infantry. The 1st Battalion Royal Malay Regiment acts as the ceremonial foot guards battalion for the King of Malaysia, and is usually accompanied by the Central Band of the Royal Malay Regiment. As its name suggests, the regiment only recruits ethnic Malays.