Rashid Qureshi
Major General Rashid Qureshi, (Urdu: راشد قریشی) SI(M), SBt, is a retired two-star general. [1]
Rashid Qureshi راشد قریشی | |
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 Maj Gen Rashid Qureshi | |
| Birth name | Rashid Qureshi |
| Born | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service/ |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1971–2005 |
| Rank |  Major-General |
| Commands held | DG Inter Services Public Relations DG National Guard |
| 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 |
Military career
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 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.
He was also a principal military spokesperson of General Pervez Musharraf.[3]
He retired from the Pakistan Army in 2005 and currently resides in Islamabad, Pakistan.
References
- 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
- Pakistan Says India Tensions Peaking Again After Soldier's Death Agence France Presse, Published 23 June 2002, Retrieved 27 March 2019
