Waseem Ashraf
Muhammad Waseem Ashraf | |
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Corps Commander, II Corps | |
In office November 2020 – September 2021 | |
Preceded by | Lt Gen Naeem Ashraf |
Succeeded by | Lt Gen Chiragh Haider Baloch |
Corps Commander, XII Corps | |
In office 2019 – November 2020 | |
Preceded by | Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa |
Succeeded by | Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Branch/service | Pakistan Army |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Unit | Frontier 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
- ^ "Lieutenant General Muhammad Waseem Ashraf appointed as Corps Commander Quetta". Rediff News. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Lt Gen Mohammad Waseem Ashraf appointed as Corps Commander Multan". Dawn. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Army reshuffles its top brass". The Express Tribune. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Waseem Ashraf retires; Asim Munir becomes senior-most general". The Friday Times. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "PR No.170 Islamabad, March 23, 2018". Press Information Department. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2025.