Major General David McDowall, CBE (born 16 August 1954) is a former British Army officer who commanded the 2nd Division from 2007 to 2009.
McDowall joined the British Army as a private in the Royal Corps of Signals at the age of 18.
[1] He went on to be commander 1st Signal Brigade and then Signal Officer-in-Chief,[3] before being appointed General Officer Commanding 2nd Division and Governor of Edinburgh Castle[4] in 2007 and retiring in 2009.
[5] McDowall has served as a member of the British Government's Panel on Fair Access to the Professions,[6] and military advisor to the First Minister of Scotland.
[7] In 2024, he became President of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association.