New Zealand Names Brigadier Grant Motley as Force Commander of Sinai MFO

The New Zealand government has approved the deployment of Brigadier Grant Motley to serve as the Force Commander of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. Upon promotion to major general, Motley will lead nearly 2,000 military and civilian personnel from 33 countries tasked with supervising the 1979 Treaty of Peace between Israel and Egypt. He becomes the fourth New Zealand Defence Force officer to hold the post, following a 37‑year career that includes command roles, multinational operations in Bosnia‑Herzegovina, Timor‑Leste, Afghanistan and Iraq, and senior staff positions such as Chief of Staff of Headquarters NZDF. Three additional New Zealand personnel will support him. Motley will assume the role on 30 November 2026, succeeding Australian Major General Michael Garraway.