Abdul Rashid Ghazi
| Abdul Rashid عبدالرشيد |
|
|---|---|
| Born |
January 29, 1964 Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Died | July 10, 2007 (aged 43) Lal Masjid, Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Gunshot injury |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Quaid-i-Azam University |
| Children | Haroon Rashid Haris Rashid |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 Islamic students
|
| Years of service | 1998–2007 |
| Battles/wars | |
War in North-West Pakistan
Siege of Lal Masjid †
Abdul Rashid (عبدالرشيد; ca. 1964 – July 10, 2007) was an Islamist Pakistani fundamentalist; son of Muhammad Abdullah, and younger brother of Abdul Aziz. He was descended from the Sadwani clan of Mazari tribe in the town of Rojhan in Rajanpur, the border district of Punjab province of Pakistan.
Abdul Rashid was killed during Operation Silence after Pakistan Army Special Operations Commandos' teams stormed the Madrasah he and his students had been using.
In his youth Abdul Rashid defied his father's wish that he receive formal Islamic education as he wanted to live a modern life. He completed his MSc in International Relations from Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad in 1987–1988. According to one of his professors, "He was a normal, modern student who was well adjusted to a co-educational system.". After finishing this degree he obtained a job at the Ministry of Education in Islamabad, and also worked with UNESCO.
After the assassination of his father inside the mosque in 1998, he and his brother became leaders of Jamia Hafsa and Jamia Faridia madrassas.
Under the leadership of and his brother the mosque and the madrassa attached to it challenged the policies of the Pakistani government; in particular the military operations against pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan's tribal areas. A fatwa issued by the mosque describing militants killed during the campaign as 'martyrs' led to a rapid deterioration in relations between Pervez Musharraf and . The Pakistan government claimed was involved in a plot against the president, the army and parliament; however this was later refuted by the government minister for religious affairs.
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