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