Michael Patrick Mulroy served as the United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for the Middle East under Secretaries James N. Mattis and Mark T. Esper.

In this role, he represented the Department of Defense (DoD) for defense policy and Middle East policy within the interagency. He is also a retired CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer and a retired U.S.

Marine, having served as a commissioned officer and an enlisted Marine.