Mike Hindmarsh | |
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Born | 01/01/1956 Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia |
Allegiance | Australia United Arab Emirates |
Service/ | Australian Army United Arab Emirates Presidential Guard |
Years of service | 1976–2009 2010–present |
Rank | Major general (AUS) Lieutenant general (UAE)[1][2] |
Commands held | UAE Presidential Guard Training Command - Army Joint Task Force 633 Special Operations Command Special Air Service Regiment |
Battles/wars | Operation Pollard Iraq War
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Awards | Officer of the Order of Australia Distinguished Service Cross Conspicuous Service Cross |
Lieutenant General Michael Simon Hindmarsh AO, DSC, CSC (born 1956) is an Australian military officer, who holds a senior position within the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, commanding its elite force known as the Presidential Guard. A retired senior officer of the Australian Army, he spent over 30 years with the Australian Defence Force, during which time he served as Special Operations Commander Australia from 2004 to 2008, and as Commander of Joint Task Force 633 in the Middle East Area of Operations from March 2008 to January 2009. He retired from the Australian Army in mid-2009, and joined the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces as a special advisor and later, a commander of the UAE Presidential Guard, which is a UAE Armed Forces formation that includes both conventional and special forces units. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, for Rabdan Academy. (H.E. Staff member).
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