Abdul Rashid Ghazi

Abdul Rashid Ghazi
عبد الرشید غازی
Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Chancellor of Faridia University
In office
1998–2007
Co-leading with Mawlana Abdul Aziz
President Mawlana Abdul Aziz
Deputy Khatib of Lal Masjid
In office
1998–2007
Leader Mawlana Abdul Aziz
Personal details
Born(1964-01-29)29 January 1964
Basti-Abdullah, West Pakistan (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died10 July 2007(2007-07-10) (aged 43)
Lal Masjid, Islamabad, Pakistan
Manner of deathAssassination (gunshot wounds)
Resting placeMadrasa Abdullah Bin Ghazi, Punjab 28°32'49"N 69°47'25"E
RelationsMuhammad Abdullah Ghazi (father)
Abdul Aziz (brother)
ChildrenHaroon Rashid Ghazi
Haris Rashid Ghazi
Hamza Rashid Ghazi
Alma materQuaid-i-Azam University
Signature
Military career
Battles / warsSoviet–Afghan War
Siege of Lal Masjid

Mawlānā Abdul Rashid Ghazi (Urdu: عبد الرشید غازی; c. 29 January 1964 – 10 July 2007)[1] was a Pakistani Islamic fundamentalist who served as the chancellor of Faridia University. Prior to his death, he served as a diplomat for UNESCO. He was the son of Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi, and younger brother of Abdul Aziz Ghazi.

Abdul Rashid was assassinated during Operation Silence after Pakistan Army Special Operations Commandos' teams stormed the madrasah he and his students had been using.

  1. ^ Cameron-Moore, Simon "Pakistan counts costs of bloody end to mosque siege" Reuters, 10 July 2007, retrieved 27 July 2009.