The MFO is honored to announce the appointment of Brigadier General (Promotable) Grant Motley of New Zealand as the next Force Commander of the Multinational Force and Observers, with the approval of the Governments of Egypt and Israel.

General Motley will serve in the rank of Major General and assume command of the MFO peacekeeping force and observers in the Sinai Peninsula on 30 November 2026, succeeding Major General Michael Garraway of Australia.

Major General Motley will serve as the MFO’s sixteenth Force Commander and the fourth from New Zealand.

General Motley has had a distinguished career in the New Zealand Army. Most recently, he served as Chief of Staff, Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force. Since joining the Army in 1989, he has held command appointments at squadron, battalion, and formation level, including command of the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.

His broad staff and project experience includes operational planning at Headquarters Land Command, work on the Canadian Forces Light Armoured Vehicle project in Ottawa, service as an instructor at the New Zealand Army’s Tactical School, and an appointment on the Army General Staff. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Australia and the Australian Command and Staff College, and completed the Defence Strategic Studies Course in Canberra in 2023.