Johor Military Forces

Royal Johor Military Force
Askar Timbalan Setia Negeri Johor
عسكر تيمبلن ستيا نڬري جوهر‎
Founded11 May 1886; 138 years ago (1886-05-11)
Country Malaysia
Allegiance Sultan of Johor
TypePrivate army, Royal guard, Foot guards
Role
Size68,777[1]
Garrison/HQSultan Ibrahim Camp, Johor Bahru
Nickname(s)"Sultan's Own Bodyguards"[2]
"The Sultan's Troops"[3]
PatronSultan of Johor
Motto(s)Taat dengan setia ('Obey faithfully')
Colours
  • Unit's:    Royal blue and yellow
  • Beret:   Sherwood green
Anniversaries11 May
Engagements
Commanders
CommandantSultan Ibrahim Ismail, the Sultan of Johor
Commanding officerMajor General Tunku Ismail Idris, the Crown Prince of Johor
Second-in-commandMajor Panglima Johor Darul Takzim, Panglima Riau-Lingga, Panglima D'lima of Javanese. [4]
Insignia
Flag
Aircraft flown
HelicopterSikorsky 76 B

The Royal Johor Military Force (Abbr.: JMF; Malay: Askar Timbalan Setia Negeri Johor — ATSNJ; Jawi: عسكر تيمبلن ستيا نڬري جوهر‎) is an independent military force of the state of Johor and the private royal guard of Sultan of Johor in Malaysia. The JMF is Malaysia's oldest active military unit still in operation and the only military in the Federation that is maintained by a state.[3][5] The force comes under the control of the Sultan. Its headquarters are located at Sultan Ibrahim Camp, Johor Bahru.[5]

The retention of the army was one of the stipulations in 1946 which Johor made when it participated in the Federation of Malaya.[6] The Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of Malaysia states that the Malaysian federal government is solely responsible for foreign policy and military forces in the country.[7] The JMF will be involved under the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) during any kind of emergency and armed conflict as an infantry unit.[8]

  1. ^ "Sultan Ibrahim proposes Johor govt involve JMF personnel during disasters".
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  3. ^ a b Tunku Shahriman Tunku Sulaiman (December 2004). "The Johore Military Forces: The Oldest Army Of Malaysia Regulars In The Peninsula". Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.
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  5. ^ a b "Johor Ruler wants history and feats of private army recorded". The Star Online. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Johor crown prince warns that state may secede if Putrajaya breaches federation's terms". The Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur. 16 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Ninth schedule – Legislative lists". Commonwealth Legal Information Institute. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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