Editing Sirajuddin of Perlis (section)

==Early career==
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Upon his return from England, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin served with Malaysia's [[Ministry of Defence (Malaysia)|Ministry of Defence]]. His first post was as [[second lieutenant]] in the 2nd Regiment of the Malaysian Reconnaissance Corps on 12 December 1965. In 1966, he was transferred to [[Sabah]] and then to [[Sarawak]] in 1967. He then served in [[Pahang]] for several years until he resigned on 31 December 1969 to return to Perlis. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in December 1967.

In 1970, he served in the armed forces again, as Captain of the Local Territorial Army from 16 November 1970 until 1 October 1972. He was promoted to major on 1 October 1972. Currently, he is the Commanding Officer of Regiment 504 of the Army Reserve Unit with the rank of colonel.