Jim Molan
| Jim Molan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 April 1950 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1968–2008 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held |
Australian Defence College 1st Division 1st Brigade 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Officer of the Order of Australia Distinguished Service Cross Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Molan (m. 1972) |
| Relations | Erin Molan (daughter) |
Major General Andrew James "Jim" Molan AO, DSC (born 11 April 1950) is a former senior officer in the Australian Army.
During his career he was Commanding Officer of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Commander of the Army's mechanised 1st Brigade, Commander of the 1st Division and its Deployable Joint Force Headquarters, and the Commander of the Australian Defence College. In April 2004, he deployed for a year to Iraq to serve as the Chief of Operations for the new Headquarters Multinational Force in Iraq. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by the Australian Government, and the Legion of Merit by the United States Government. In August 2008 Molan released his first book, Running the War in Iraq.
Following his retirement from the army, Molan was appointed by the Abbott Government as a special envoy for Operation Sovereign Borders and was subsequently credited with being an architect of the coalition's Stop the Boats Australian border protection and asylum-seeker policies. In 2016 Molan was endorsed by the Liberal Party as a candidate for the Senate representing New South Wales at the 2016 federal election.
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