10th Malay Regiment

The 10th Malay Regiment, established 21 May 1949, was the only predominantly Malay regiment of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA). Other regiments of this armed wing of the Malayan Communist Party were predominantly Chinese. The regiment fought against the British occupation of Malaysia after World War II.

10th Malay Regiment
Rejimen Sepuluh Participant in Malayan Emergency Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89)
Active	1949-1989
Ideology	Communism Marxism-Leninism Maoism Left-wing nationalism Anti-fascism Malay Left
Leader	Abdullah CD
Area of operations	Jungles of Northern Malaysia and Southern Thailand
Part of	Malayan National Liberation Army
Originated as	Kesatuan Melayu Muda Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya Angkatan Wanita Sedar Angkatan Pemuda Insaf Ikatan Pemuda Tanah Air Melayu Hizbul Muslimin
Opponents	United Kingdom Australia New Zealand Federation of Malaysia Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Fiji Thailand

The name 10th Malay Regiment was after the 10 Zulhijjah, or the Hari Raya Qurban, celebrated by the Muslims in remembrance on the incident where Abraham had to sacrifice Ishmael after he received signs from God. It was on the 10th of Zulhijjah when they formed the 10th Malay Regiment.

References

• "Malayan People's Army. 10th Regiment Archives". International Institute of Social History. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 2018-05-19.