Waseem Ashraf
{{Short description|Retired Pakistan Army general}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Muhammad Waseem Ashraf
| honorific_prefix = Lieutenant General
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| birth_date =
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| allegiance = Pakistan
| branch = Pakistan Army
| serviceyears =
| rank = 18px 30px Lieutenant General
| unit = Frontier Force Regiment
| commands = *II Corps, Multan
- XII Corps, Quetta
| office1 = Corps Commander, II Corps
| term_start1 = November 2020
| term_end1 = September 2021
| predecessor1 = Lt Gen Naeem Ashraf
| successor1 = Lt Gen Chiragh Haider Baloch
| office2 = Corps Commander, XII Corps
| term_start2 = 2019
| term_end2 = November 2020
| predecessor2 = Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa
| successor2 = Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali
| honorific_suffix = HI(M)
}}
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.{{cite news |title=Lieutenant General Muhammad Waseem Ashraf appointed as Corps Commander Quetta |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/column/a-big-reshuffle-of-pakistans-generals/20201126.htm |work=Rediff News |date=26 November 2020 |access-date=22 May 2025}}
In November 2020, Ashraf was transferred to command II Corps in Multan.{{cite news |title=Lt Gen Mohammad Waseem Ashraf appointed as Corps Commander Multan |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1592453 |work=Dawn |date=26 November 2020 |access-date=22 May 2025}}
Following his tenure as Corps Commander, Ashraf was appointed as the Director General of the Joint Staff Headquarters.{{cite news |title=Army reshuffles its top brass |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2319040/army-reshuffles-its-top-brass |work=The Express Tribune |date=4 September 2021 |access-date=22 May 2025}}
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.{{cite news |title=Waseem Ashraf retires; Asim Munir becomes senior-most general |url=https://thefridaytimes.com/19-Nov-2022/waseem-ashraf-retires-asim-munir-senior-most-general-now-way-clear-for-next-coas-azaz-syed |work=The Friday Times |date=19 November 2022 |access-date=22 May 2025}}