Michael Beary | |
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Born | 1956 (age 67–68) |
Allegiance | Ireland |
Service | Army |
Years of service | 1975–2018 |
Rank | Major general |
Commands | Commander UNIFIL Commander EUTM Somalia GOC 2 Brigade Director of Defence Forces Training OC Eastern Brigade Training Centre |
Battles / wars | UNIFIL (Lebanon) UNIKOM (Iraq-Kuwait) UNPROFOR (Bosnia and Herzegovina-Croatia) ISAF (Afghanistan) EUTM (Somalia/Uganda) |
Awards | Distinguished Service Medal (with Honour) Service Medal UN Peacekeepers Medal Centenary Medal UN Medal for UNIFIL (3) UN Medal for UNIKOM UN Medal for UNPROFOR (2) NATO Medal for the Balkans NATO Medal for ISAF CSDP Medal for EUTM Somalia Commander of the National Order of the Cedar |
Michael Beary (born 1956) is a retired Irish Army Major general and former head of mission and force commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Beary is the current leader of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement, having retired from the military.