Waseem Ashraf

Muhammad Waseem Ashraf
Corps Commander, II Corps
In office
November 2020 – September 2021
Preceded byLt Gen Naeem Ashraf
Succeeded byLt Gen Chiragh Haider Baloch
Corps Commander, XII Corps
In office
2019 – November 2020
Preceded byLt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa
Succeeded byLt Gen Sarfraz Ali
Military service
AllegiancePakistan
Branch/servicePakistan Army
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitFrontier Force Regiment
Commands

Lieutenant General Muhammad Waseem Ashraf is a retired three-star general of the Pakistan Army who served as Corps Commander of II Corps in Multan and XII Corps in Quetta.

Military career

Ashraf was commissioned into the Frontier Force Regiment of the Pakistan Army.

In 2019, he was appointed as the Corps Commander of XII Corps in Quetta, succeeding Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa.[1]

In November 2020, Ashraf was transferred to command II Corps in Multan.[2]

Following his tenure as Corps Commander, Ashraf was appointed as the Director General of the Joint Staff Headquarters.[3]

In November 2022, Ashraf retired from active service. At the time of his retirement, he was the senior-most lieutenant general in the Pakistan Army.[4]

Awards and decorations

References

  1. ^ "Lieutenant General Muhammad Waseem Ashraf appointed as Corps Commander Quetta". Rediff News. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Lt Gen Mohammad Waseem Ashraf appointed as Corps Commander Multan". Dawn. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Army reshuffles its top brass". The Express Tribune. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Waseem Ashraf retires; Asim Munir becomes senior-most general". The Friday Times. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  5. ^ "PR No.170 Islamabad, March 23, 2018". Press Information Department. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2025.