Michael Simon Hindmarsh

Summary

H.E. Staff Lieutenant General Michael Simon Hindmarsh is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Rabdan Academy.

Current positions

• GovernmentChairman of the Board of Trustees— Rabdan Academy
• Head— UAE Armed Forces Transformation Program
• President— Zayed Military University

Career

1. 2011 – 2024
   Commander

   United Arab Emirates Presidential Guard
2. 2009 – 2009
   Commander

   Army Training Command, Australian Army
3. 2009 – —
   Special Advisor – National Security

   United Arab Emirates Armed Forces
4. 2008 – 2009
   Commander

   Joint Task Force 633, Australian Defence Force
5. 2004 – 2008
   Commander

   Special Operations Command, Australian Army
6. 1997 – 1998
   Commanding Officer

   Special Air Service Regiment (SASR)
7. Platoon Commander

   2nd/4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

Education

1. 1978
   Royal Military College, Duntroon
2. 1973
   Secondary Education

   Anglican Church Grammar School, Brisbane
3. Army Command and Staff College, Queenscliff
4. Joint Services Staff College
5. Royal College of Defence Studies, United Kingdom

Honours

• Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)2008
• Member of the Order of Australia
• Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
• Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)

Early life and background

He was born in 1956.