BIOGRAPHY
Kalil el-Rashad
Species:	Human
Gender:	male
Born:	22nd century
Temporal Displacement:	2156-2168; 2168-1519
Died:	1573
Affiliation:	United Earth, Earth Starfleet
Career
Occupation:	officer
Final Assignment:	chief science officer/second officer, Columbia
Rank:	lieutenant commander

Kalil el-Rashad was a Human male serving in United Earth's Starfleet in the mid 22nd century.

In 2156, el-Rashad had attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander and was serving as chief science officer and second officer aboard the Columbia (NX-02). After the Columbia was disabled by a Romulan attack and traveled at high impulse to a M class planet (Erigol), el-Rashad was responsible for running preliminary sensor scans, detecting no lifesigns but a number of cities beneath scattering fields. Captain Erika Hernandez and first officer Veronica Fletcher led an away team to the planet, leaving Kalil in command. It was during this short period of command that el-Rashad took MACO officers Stephen Foyle and Vincenzo Yacavino into custody and took the Columbia into the subspace tunnel which ended up killing the entire crew when Erigol exploded. (ST - Destiny novel: Gods of Night)

Columbia personnel
United Earth (civilian registry)	SS Columbia	Theodore Haskins • Vina
United Earth Starfleet	Columbia (NX-02)	Reiko Akagi • Diane Atlagic • Erika Hernandez • Trip Tucker • Karl Graylock • Veronica Fletcher • Kalil el-Rashad • Johanna Metzger • Brynn Mealia • Sidra Valerian • Kiona Thayer • Katrin Gunnarsdóttir • Biggs • Stewart Rivers • Strong • Russell Hexter • Claudia Siguenza • MACO personnel: Eric Crichlow • Stephen Foyle • Niccolo Mazzetti • Hossad Mottaki • Ndufe Otumbo • Gage Pembleton • Thom Steinhauer • Vincenzo Yacavino
Federation, Starfleet	USS Columbia (NCC-621)	Clark Terrell