Ashraf Rashid
| Ashraf Rashid | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ashraf Rashid |
| Born |
May 23, 1948 Lahore, Punjab province, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Died | October 2, 2004 (aged 56) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Service/branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1964–1999 |
| Rank |
 Major-General
|
| Unit | Special Service Group |
| Commands held |
Col. Com. Special Service Group (SSG) DG Military Operations (DGMO) |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Siachen conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 |
| Awards |
Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) (1999) Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) (1965) |
Major General Ashraf Rashid (Punjabi, Urdu: أشرف رشيد) (May 23, 1948 – October 2, 2004) was a two-star general in the Pakistan Army and the colonel commandant of the Special Service Group division within the Pakistan Army from October 1995 to September 1999. A career army special forces officer, he was responsible for conducting paramilitary operations and infiltrating Kashmiri militants on the Indian side of the Line of Control, which subsequently led to the Kargil War. He resigned from his post in September 1999 following the intense pressure on Pakistan from international community to withdraw its military forces from Kargil.
Ashraf Rashid joined in the Pakistan Army in 1964 and had participated in Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 as a junior non-commissioned officer (JNCO). Rashid entered the Pakistan Military Academy in 1966. He graduated two years later and joined the Pakistan Army at the rank of lieutenant. He was selected for the Special Service Group unit, and was sent to United States U.S. Special Forces training school to complete his training. Rashid graduated from the Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He served in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and participated in the conflict as a captain, during which he was permanently injured on the right cheek. As a special service officer, Rashid was promoted as a Brigadier-General and was later sent to Siachen where he along with then-Brigadier-General Parvez Musharraf, participated in the conflict. In 1995, he was promoted as a major-general and was made commandant of his unit. He was an instrumental for conducting paramilitary operations and infiltrating Kashmiri militants in the Kargil War. He resigned from his position and left the special forces as the failure of Kargil operation which he was widely blamed for.
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