John Holmes (British Army officer)
John Holmes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 June 1949 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
OBE, MC (born 22 July 1949) is a retired British Army officer who served as Director Special Forces from 1999 to 2001, which included command of Operation Barras
in September 2000.
Military career
Holmes was
General Officer Commanding 4th Division, before retiring in 2002.[3]
Post-military career
In 2002, Holmes joined Inkerman, a security and risk management company.[1] He is a Director of Erinys International, and the founder of Titon International.[1] Holmes joined the British Syrian Society in January 2018.[4] The BSS was set up, and is run, by Fawaz Akhras, the British-based father-in-law of President Bashar al-Assad. "It doesn’t mean I support the actions of President Assad and the Syrian government", Holmes told The Sunday Times. "I believe in dialogue ... Perhaps it [the BSS] is not the ideal vehicle for that, but at the moment it’s the only vehicle".[4]
References
- ^ a b c Biography at Spoke
- ^ "No. 45676". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 May 1972. p. 6159.
- ^ a b c d "Erinys International". Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b Gadher, Dipesh (15 April 2018). "Former SAS chief and diplomats join society accused of endorsing Assad regime". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 February 2020. (subscription required)