Tim Collins (British Army officer)
Tim Collins | |
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Collins in 2008 | |
| Born | 30 April 1960 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1981–2004 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment |
| Conflicts | 1st Gulf War, Colombia Drugs War, Zaire Army Rebellion 1991, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq War |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service |
Colonel Timothy Thomas Cyril Collins OBE (born 30 April 1960) is a retired Northern Irish military officer in the British Army. Before the Iraq War in 2003, he gave an eve-of-battle speech which was widely reported. United States President George W. Bush later had a copy of it displayed in the White House's Oval Office. He is the chairman and co-founder of intelligence-based security services company Horus Global. He unsuccessfully stood for the Ulster Unionist Party in the seat of North Down in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.