Mike Hindmarsh
Mike Hindmarsh | |
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| Born | 20 August 1956 Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia |
| Allegiance | Australia United Arab Emirates |
| Branch | Australian Army United Arab Emirates Presidential Guard |
| Service years | 1976–2009 2010–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Zayed Military University (2024–) UAE Presidential Guard (2011–24) Training Command - Army (2009) Joint Task Force 633 (2008–09) Special Operations Command (2004–08) Special Air Service Regiment (1997–98) |
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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-Emirati army officer who is the current president of Zayed Military University in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
A retired senior officer of the Australian Army, Hindmarsh spent 33 years in the Australian Defence Force, during which he served as commanding officer of the Special Air Service Regiment from 1997 to 1998, Commander Special Operations Command from 2004 to 2008, and 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 to the Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and later as commander from 2011 to 2024 of the UAE Presidential Guard, a formation that includes both conventional and special forces units. He also heads the UAE Armed Forces Transformation Program and is also the Chairman of the Board of Trustee for the Rabdan Academy.