Ranjit Singh Ramday

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Brigadier General Ranjit Singh Ramday

Datuk Ranjit Singh Ramday (born June 17, 1955 in Melalap , Tenom , Sabah , Malaysia ) is Brigadier General and Commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade of the Malaysian Army in Lok Kawi.

Life

Ranjit Singh Ramday was born on June 17, 1955 in Melalap , Tenom . He grew up in Kampung Kuala Kimanis , papar . He received his education first in the primary school SK St. Agnes in Kimanis, Papar and then in the secondary school SMK St. Joseph in Papar.

Military career

His interest in military service led Ranjit to the Royal Military College in November 1973 . He was 18 years old at the time.

From 1990 to 1991, Ranjit attended a 10-month military training course at the Defense Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) in Dhaka , Bangladesh , with a major .

From July 1, 1996 to December 3, 1999, Ranjit commanded the rank of Lieutenant Colonel 8th Rangers (Para), the 8th paratrooper battalion of the Royal Ranger Regiment. During its service, the battalion was involved in peace operations several times. In Operation PELANDUK , the unit with more than 200 soldiers participated in the fight against the outbreak of Japanese encephalitis and the Hendra virus and organized the culling of 643,829 domestic pigs, 845 wild boars and 3785 stray dogs.

Ranjit served overseas and in 2004 participated in the UN observer mission in the Congo .

Ranjit was then head of training planning at the Army Training and Doctrine Command Headquarters (PL & DTD) in Kuala Lumpur.

On July 17, 2012, Ranjit took command of the 5th Infantry Regiment at the Lok Kawi military base from Brigadier General Datuk Abdul Halim Abdul Jalal. In the 48-year history of the regiment, he is the first commander to come from Sabah.

In Operation Daulat against the Filipino terrorists during the Lahad Datu Standoff in spring 2013, Ranjit led the infantry operations.

Awards

On April 13, 2013, Ranjit was awarded the Pingat Kedaulatan Negara Medal (Medal of National Sovereignty) by Prime Minister Najib Razak for his services to Operation Daulat .

On the occasion of the 70th birthday of the Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail, Ranjit was awarded the Order Dato 'Paduka Mahkota Perlis (DPMP) on May 17, 2013 , which entitles him to use the title "Datuk".

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c New Straits Times: A dream come true for Ranjit ( Memento of July 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) of July 21, 2012; Accessed August 31, 2013
  2. ^ Overseas Graduates - Malaysia ( Memento June 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ); Accessed September 1, 2013
  3. ^ History of the Rangers ; Accessed September 1, 2013
  4. ↑ Daily Express: First Sabahan 5th Brigade commander dated 18 July 2012; Accessed August 31, 2013
  5. ^ Daily Express: Kg Tanduo defenders join the chiefs in voting of April 28, 2013; Accessed August 31, 2013
  6. ^ New Straits Times: Special Medals For Ops Daulat ( Memento of April 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) of April 14, 2013; Accessed August 31, 2013
  7. ↑ New Sarawak Tribune: Airod president heads list of Perlis honors recipients ( Memento of 4 March 2016 Internet Archive ) of 18 May 2013; Accessed September 1, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Ranjit, Singh Ramday
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Malaysian Brigadier General
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Melalap , Sabah , Malaysia