Tim Collins | |
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&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Col_Tim_Collins_OBE_(cropped).jpg) Collins in 2008 | |
| Born | 30 April 1960 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1981–2004 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment |
| Battles/wars | 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[1] (born 30 April 1960) is a retired Northern Irish military officer in the British Army. He is best known for his role in the Iraq War in 2003, and his eve-of-battle speech, which President George W. Bush had displayed on the White House's Oval Office.[2] He is chairman (and co-founder) of intelligence-based security services company Horus Global. Collins unsuccessfully stood for the Ulster Unionist Party in the seat of North Down in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.
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