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{{Short description|Pakistani general}} | |||
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{{Infobox | {{Infobox office holder | ||
| name | | honorific_prefix = [[Major General]] | ||
| image | | name = Rashid Qureshi | ||
| caption | | native_name = {{URDU|راشد قریشی}} | ||
| birth_date = | | image = | ||
| caption = Major General Rashid Qureshi in 1998 | |||
| birth_date = | |||
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | ||
| placeofburial_label = | | placeofburial_label = | ||
| placeofburial = | | placeofburial = | ||
| birth_place | | birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]] | ||
| death_place | | death_place = | ||
| placeofburial_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} --> | | placeofburial_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} --> | ||
| nickname | | nickname = | ||
| birth_name | | birth_name = | ||
| allegiance | | allegiance = {{PAK}} | ||
| branch | | branch = {{Army|PAK}} | ||
| serviceyears | | serviceyears = 1971–2005 | ||
| rank | | rank = [[Major General]] | ||
| servicenumber = | | servicenumber = | ||
| unit | | unit = | ||
| commands | | commands = {{ubl|[[Director-General|DG]] [[Inter Services Public Relations|ISPR]]| [[Director-General|DG]] [[National Guard]]}} | ||
| battles | Comd 2AK Bde As A Brig.1996-97 | ||
| battles_label = | | battles = {{ubl|[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]|[[Siachen conflict]]|[[Kargil War]]|[[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff]]}} | ||
| awards | | battles_label = | ||
| relations | | awards = {{ubl|[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz]] (military)|[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military|Sitara-e-Basalat]]}} | ||
| laterwork | | relations = | ||
| laterwork = | |||
| module = | |||
| office = [[Director general|Director General]] of the [[Inter-Services Public Relations|ISPR]] | |||
| term_start = November 1998 | |||
| term_end = May 2003 | |||
| alma_mater = [[Pakistan Military Academy]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Rashid Qureshi''', ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|راشد قریشی}}}}) is a retired [[two-star general]]<ref name="Dawn">[https://www.dawn.com/news/101538/rashid-qureshi-posted-as-dg-national-guards Rashid Qureshi posted as DG National Guards] Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 May 2003, Retrieved 27 March 2019</ref> of the [[Pakistan Army]] who served as Director General of [[Inter-Services Public Relations]]. | |||
==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
Qureshi was commissioned in the Pakistan Army on 17 April 1971 in the 44th [[Pakistan Military Academy|PMA]] Long Course.<ref name="DailyTimes">[https://archive.today/20120724203235/www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C04%5C18%5Cstory_18-4-2011_pg7_21 44th PMA Lahore chapter holds get together] DailyTimes, Published 18 April 2011, Retrieved 27 March 2019</ref> During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], he was stationed at the Lahore Sector. | |||
After the war, Qureshi's company was stationed at the Rawalpindi sector where he became a staff officer at the [[General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)|General Headquarters (GHQ)]]. In 1987, he was promoted to [[lieutenant colonel]], and was made [[general officer commanding]] of the 10th Battalion. In 1991, he became a [[colonel]] in the Army, and was made [[Military Secretary (Pakistan)|military secretary]] to General [[Pervez Musharraf]] at the Joint Chief of Staff Committee Secretariat.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TXN2Nhaw8k | title=Here is Why Pakistan Became America's Ally in War on Terror Post 9/11 | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> | |||
==Inter- | ==Inter-services public relations== | ||
In | In 1998, Qureshi joined the [[Inter-Services Public Relations]] (ISPR).He was made [[director-general]] of the ISPR. | ||
He was also a principal military spokesperson of General Pervez Musharraf.<ref name="AFP">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120608004650/http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0623-05.htm Pakistan Says India Tensions Peaking Again After Soldier's Death] Agence France Presse, Published 23 June 2002, Retrieved 27 March 2019</ref> | |||
He was | He retired from the Pakistan Army in 2005 and currently resides in Islamabad, Pakistan. | ||
==2007 helicopter crash== | |||
On 9 October 2007, in a helicopter crash which killed four people, and injured five, Qureshi was amongst those who were injured. The helicopter was one of three escorting [[Pervez Musharraf]] to [[Azad Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/world/asia/09pakistan.html | title=Copter Escorting Musharraf Crashes | newspaper=The New York Times | date=9 October 2007 | last1=Masood | first1=Salman }}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:All Pakistan Muslim League politicians]] | [[Category:All Pakistan Muslim League politicians]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Pakistan Army major generals]] | ||
[[Category:Directors- | [[Category:Directors-general of the Inter-Services Public Relations]] | ||
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] | [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:43, 21 June 2025
Rashid Qureshi | |
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| Director General of the ISPR | |
| In office November 1998 – May 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy |
| Awards |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1971–2005 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Comd 2AK Bde As A Brig.1996-97 |
| Battles/wars | |
Rashid Qureshi, (Urdu: راشد قریشی) is a retired two-star general[1] of the Pakistan Army who served as Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations.
Military career[edit | edit source]
Qureshi was commissioned in the Pakistan Army on 17 April 1971 in the 44th PMA Long Course.[2] During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, he was stationed at the Lahore Sector. After the war, Qureshi's company was stationed at the Rawalpindi sector where he became a staff officer at the General Headquarters (GHQ). In 1987, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and was made general officer commanding of the 10th Battalion. In 1991, he became a colonel in the Army, and was made military secretary to General Pervez Musharraf at the Joint Chief of Staff Committee Secretariat.[3]
Inter-services public relations[edit | edit source]
In 1998, Qureshi joined the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).He was made director-general of the ISPR.
He was also a principal military spokesperson of General Pervez Musharraf.[4]
He retired from the Pakistan Army in 2005 and currently resides in Islamabad, Pakistan.
2007 helicopter crash[edit | edit source]
On 9 October 2007, in a helicopter crash which killed four people, and injured five, Qureshi was amongst those who were injured. The helicopter was one of three escorting Pervez Musharraf to Azad Kashmir.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Rashid Qureshi posted as DG National Guards Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 May 2003, Retrieved 27 March 2019
- ↑ 44th PMA Lahore chapter holds get together DailyTimes, Published 18 April 2011, Retrieved 27 March 2019
- ↑ "Here is Why Pakistan Became America's Ally in War on Terror Post 9/11". YouTube.
- ↑ Pakistan Says India Tensions Peaking Again After Soldier's Death Agence France Presse, Published 23 June 2002, Retrieved 27 March 2019
- ↑ Masood, Salman (9 October 2007). "Copter Escorting Musharraf Crashes". The New York Times.
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| Preceded by Ghazanfar Ali |
Director General of the ISPR 1998–2003 |
Succeeded by Shaukat Sultan |