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
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

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
USS Askari (ARL-30), a World War II U.S. Navy ship