Askari (disambiguation)

An askari was a local soldier serving in the armies of the European colonial powers in Africa.

Askari (Arabic: عسكري, 'soldier' or 'military') may also refer to:

People

• Hasan al-Askari (c. 846 – 874), an Imam of Twelver Shia Islam
• Agha Hasan Askari (died 2023), Pakistani film director
• Abu Hilal al-Askari (died 1005), an Islamic scholar
• Askari Mirza, or simply Askari (1516 – 1557/1558), a son of Babur Mirza, founder of the Mughal dynasty
• Ali Askari (1936–1978), Kurdish politician
• Askari Mian Irani (1940–2004), a Pakistani painter
• Askari Mohammadian (born 1963), an Iranian wrestler
• Bahman Askari (born 1991), an Iranian karateka
• Hasan Askari (writer) (1919-1978), Pakistani scholar and linguist
• Hasan Askari Rizvi, Pakistani political scientist and military analyst
• Hossein Askari (born 1975), Iranian racing cyclist
• Hossein Askari (economist), Iranian economist
• Jafar al-Askari (1885–1936), Iraqi prime minister
• Khwaja Hassan Askari (1921–1984), the last Nawab of Dacca
• Majid Askari (born 1991), an Iranian weightlifter
• Malika Askari, Indian actress
• Mumtaz Askari or Mumtaz, Indian actress
• Murtada Sharif 'Askari (1914–2007), known as Allamah 'Askari, a Shiite scholar
• Rashid Askari (born 1965), Bengali-English writer and academic
• Rouhollah Askari (born 1982), Iranian hurdler
• Sami al-Askari, Iraqi politician
• Sana Askari, Pakistani model and actress
• Süleyman Askerî (1884–1915), Ottoman Army military officer
• Syed Hasan Askari (1901–1990), Indian historian
• Yousef Al-Askari (born 1994), a Kuwaiti swimmer
• Zainab Al Askari (born 1974), Bahraini actress
• Askari X, Ricky Murdock, an American hip-hop artist
• Wazir Khan (Sirhind), (died 1710, real name Mirza Askari), a governor of Sirhind

Fictional characters

• Scar (The Lion King), known as "Askari" according to Ford Riley

Places

• Askari, Iran (disambiguation), a number of places in Iran
• Askari Amusement Park, Karachi, Pakistan
• Askari Monument, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Al-Askari Shrine, or Al-Askari Mosque, Samarra, Iraq
  • Al-Askari mosque bombing (disambiguation)

Ships

• Italian destroyer Ascari, an Italian destroyer completed in 1939 and sunk in 1943
• USS Askari (ARL-30), a World War II United States Navy landing craft repair ship

Other uses

• Askari Aviation, a Pakistani airline
• Askari Bank, a Pakistan commercial and retail bank
• Askari Group of Companies, or Army Welfare Trust, a Pakistani Army conglomerate company
• Operation Askari, a 1983 military operation in Angola

See also

• All pages with titles containing askari
• Italian destroyer Ascaro
• Askar (disambiguation)
• Askariyeh (disambiguation)
• Ascari Cars, a British automobile manufacturer