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| Senoi Praaq | |
|---|---|
 Crest of Senoi Praaq Force (c. 1963–1968) | |
| Active | 1956–present |
| Country |  British Malaya (1948–1957) Federation of Malaya (1957–1963) Malaysia (1963–present) |
| Branch | Department of Aborigines (1956–1968) Royal Malaysian Police (1968–present) |
| Type | Commando[1] (1956–1961) Elite Paramilitary (1961–present) |
| Role | Combat Tracker Intelligence Gathering Jungle Warfare Search and Rescue |
| Size | 2 Battalions |
| Part of |  General Operations Force |
| Garrison/HQ | 3rd Battalion: Bidor, Perak 18th Battalion: Pengkalan Hulu, Perak |
| Nickname(s) | The War People (Malay: Orang Perang) The Silent Killer (Malay: Pembunuh Senyap) |
| Motto(s) | "We never killed anyone who didn't deserve to die" (Malay: "Kami tidak pernah membunuh sesiapa yang tidak berhak untuk mati") "Cepat, Cekap, Ihsan" ("Speed, Efficiency, Courtesy") |
| Colour of Beret | Maroon (with yellow liner at beret insignia) |
| Engagements | Malayan Emergency Vietnam War[2] Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Second Malayan Emergency UNMIT |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding Officer of 3rd Battalion | Supt Azhar B. Hj Hashim |
| Commanding Officer of 18th Battalion | Supt Ramli B. Hj Wan Salin |
| Notable commanders | Colonel R.O.D. Noone, Mohamed Ruslan Iskandar Abdullah |
The Senoi Praaq (War People, Malay: Orang Perang) is a unit of the Royal Malaysia Police made up almost entirely of the tribal people of Peninsular Malaysia known as the Orang Asli (aborigines). The name Senoi Praaq means war people or those who fight in the Semai language. Roy Davis Linville Jumper considered them one of the finest jungle fighting forces and was highly successful in diminishing the threat by communist forces during the Malayan Emergency.
- ^ Davis Linville Jumper, Roy (2001). Death Waits in the "dark": The Senoi Praaq, Malaysia's Killer Elite. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood. p. 67. ISBN 0-313-31515-9.
- ^ Jumper, pg 77