Abdul Rashid Ghazi

Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Abdul Rashid Ghazi
عبد الرشید غازی
	Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Vice-chancellor of Faridia University
	In office; 1998–2007
Personal details
Born	29 January 1964; Islamabad, Pakistan
Died	10 July 2007 (aged 43); Lal Masjid, Islamabad, Pakistan
Manner of death	Assassination (gunshot wounds)
Resting place	Madrasa Abdullah Bin Ghazi, Punjab 28°32'49"N 69°47'25"E
Relations	Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi (father); Abdul Aziz (brother)
Children	Haroon Rashid Ghazi; Haris Rashid Ghazi; Hamza Rashid Ghazi
Alma mater	Quaid-i-Azam University
Signature
Military career
Battles/wars	Soviet–Afghan War; Siege of Lal Masjid †

Abdul Rashid Ghazi (Urdu: عبد الرشید غازی; c. 29 January 1964 – 10 July 2007)^[1] was a Pakistani Islamic fundamentalist who served as the vice-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.

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

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

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