Lieutenant General Sir Alistair Stuart Hastings Irwin, KCB, CBE (born 27 August 1948) is a retired British Army officer and a former Adjutant-General to the Forces.
[1] He was educated at Lambrook preparatory school, Wellington College and the University of St Andrews, graduating in Political Economy.
[7] That year, he returned to Ministry of Defence and joined the Directorate of Command Control and Communications Systems (Army).
[1] He was Mentioned in Despatches on 14 April 1987 "in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in Northern Ireland",[8] and appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1987 Birthday Honours.
He served as General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland from December 2000 to January 2003, when he was appointed Adjutant-General to the Forces,[12] a post he held until he retired in June 2005.