Rejimen Semboyan Diraja

Rejimen Semboyan Diraja
Crest of Rejimen Semboyan DiRaja
Active	1949–present
Country	Malaysia
Branch	Malaysian Army
Type	Communication
Role	Strategic/tactical communication Electronic warfare Early warning
Part of	Malaysian Armed Forces
Motto(s)	Pantas dan Pasti (Swift and Sure)
Commanders
Current commander	Brig. Gen. Dato' Ahmad Hadiatullah Maknun Hj Ridzuan
Colonel-In-chief	H.R.H. King Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir

The Rejimen Semboyan Diraja (Royal Malaysian Signals Regiment) is a combat support regiment of the Malaysian Army. It has the primary responsibility of establishing and maintaining secure military communications channels for the command and tactical elements of the Malaysian Army. It is also responsible for all electronic support, electronic warfare and early warning system for the Malaysian Army.

The Royal Signals Regiment has its roots with the formation of a “Communications Troop” at the Training Depot of the Malay Regiment in Port Dickson in 1949. The Communications Troop was formed by centralising the radiomen of the signals Platoon of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions of Royal Malay Regiment (Rejimen Askar Melayu).

With the expansion of size and roles given and undertaken by the Communications Troop, the unit was renamed the Federation Signals Squadron. The squadron was tasked with the responsibility of meeting all communications requirements of all operational units of the Malay Regiment.

With the formation of the Federation Army Brigade in 1952, the Federation Brigade Signals Squadron was formed. It was later known as Malaysian Signals Regiment. The date of the formation of the Federation Brigade Signals Squadron is the official date of the formation of the Royal Signals Regiment.

For its services rendered to King and country, the Malaysian Signals Regiment was bestowed the title “Royal” on 6 June 1992 and was henceforth known as Rejimen Semboyan Diraja (Royal Signals Regiment)

All recruits do their basic military training at an Army Training Centre in Port Dickson. Special-to-arm training is carried out at the Signals School (Sekolah Semboyan) at Sungei Besi Camp. The school is now known as Institut Komunikasi dan Elektronik Tentera Darat (IKED).

Colonel H.R.H. King Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan is the present Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment.

The present Chief Signals Officer holds the rank of Brigadier General. The current Chief Signals Officer is Brig. Gen. Dato' Ahmad Hadiatullah Maknun bin Hj Ridzuan who is the 14th Chief Signals Officer.

The first Malaysian Chief Signals Officer was Colonel (later Major General) Leong Siew Meng who was born in Ipoh, Perak. He was one of Gerald Templer's 12 "Templer Boys". He went to Eaton Hall and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He ended his army career as a Major General as Commandant of the National Defense College