Rashid Qureshi
Rashid Qureshi راشد قریشی | |
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 Brig Rashid Qureshi | |
| Birth name | Rashid Qureshi |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service/ |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1971–2003 |
| Rank |  Major-General |
| Commands held | DG Inter Services Public Relations |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Siachen conflict Kargil War 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff |
| Awards | Sitara-i-Imtiaz (military) Sitara-e-Basalat |
| Other work | Presidential Spokesperson |
Major General Rashid Qureshi, (Urdu: راشد قریشی) SI(M), SBt, is a retired two-star general, and the close aide of former President General Pervez Musharraf. He is the current spokesman of Musharraf's All Pakistan Muslim League.[1][2]
Military career[]
Rashid Qureshi was commissioned in the Pakistan Army on 17 April 1971 after the 44th Pakistan Military Academy Long Course. 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) (GHQ). In 1987, he was promoted as Lieutenant Colonel, and was made Officer commanding of the 10th Battalion. In 1991, he became Colonel in the Army, and was made Military secretary at the Joint Chief of Staff Committee Secretariat.
Inter-Services Public Relations[]
In 1996, Qureshi joined the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). In 1997, he was promoted as one-star general (brigadier-general) in the Army. In 1998, he was made director-general of the ISPR.
However his promotion to two star General was controversial, because of his closeness to Gen Musharraf.[2]
He was also a principal military spokesperson of General Pervez Musharraf.[3][1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Musharraf's political party launched". Dawn (newspaper). 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ a b Rashid Qureshi posted as DG National Guards Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 May 2003, Retrieved 27 March 2019
- ^ Pakistan Says India Tensions Peaking Again After Soldier's Death Agence France Presse, Published 23 June 2002, Retrieved 27 March 2019
External links[]
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- Living people
- All Pakistan Muslim League politicians
- Pakistani generals
- Directors-General of the Inter-Services Public Relations