Major General Mark Andrew Kelly, AO, DSC (born 31 October 1956)[1] is a former senior officer in the Australian Army.

Mark Andrew Kelly was born on 31 October 1956 in Sydney, New South Wales, and educated at James Ruse Agricultural High School, graduating in 1974.

[1][2] Kelly entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon in January 1975, and graduated in December 1978, receiving the Sword of Honour.

Kelly's first operational deployment occurred when he served with the Commonwealth Monitoring Force in Rhodesia during the Independence elections in 1979–80.

Kelly served as the exchange instructor at the British Army's School of Infantry at Warminster from September 1985 to November 1987.

"[5] In an official ceremony on 12 January 2009, Kelly succeeded Major General Mike Hindmarsh as Commander Joint Task Force 633 (JTF 633); in this position he commanded all Australian forces in the Middle East Area of Operations and Afghanistan for a period of 12 months.