Julian Bashir
Julian Subatoi Bashir, M.D., (played by Alexander Siddig, credit the first three seasons as "Siddig El Fadil") is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe. He is the chief medical officer of space station Deep Space Nine and the USS Defiant in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Overview
Template:Spoiler As a child, Bashir fell behind in school and his parents, Richard and Amsha Bashir, had him subjected to genetic engineering. The engineering made him superior to most humans in mental acuity and agility. However, because genetic engineering is illegal in the United Federation of Planets, Bashir and his parents kept his procedure a secret throughout most of his adult life (DS9: "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?").
Bashir finished second at Starfleet Medical, having purposely missed a question on his final exam (DS9: "Distant Voices". He had his choice of assignments and chose Deep Space Nine for the opportunity to practice "frontier medicine" (DS9: "Emissary"). His overly enthusiastic, self-important nature make some members of the crew, such as Miles O'Brien and Kira Nerys, reluctant to spend time with him. However, he eventually becomes friends with O'Brien, Jadzia Dax, and Elim Garak. Bashir falls in love with Dax, who goes on to marry Worf. After her death, Bashir joins Worf on a mission to ensure that Dax's soul reaches Sto-Vo-Kor.
During pre-Dominion war tensions, Bashir is kidnapped and sent to a Dominion prison camp and replaced with a shapeshifter (DS9: "In Purgatory's Shadow"). His replacement attempts to destroy the Bajoran sun, wiping out Bajor, DS9, and a fleet of Federation, Klingon, and Romulan ships (DS9: "By Inferno's Light"). The plan is foiled, and Bashir and his fellow captives escape shortly thereafter.
Bashir's parents accidentally reveal his genetically engineered status. Bashir offers to resign his commission, but his parents instead arrange for his father to spend two years in prison in exchange for Julian to continue his career. The consequences of his genetic engeering becoming public include O'Brien's requirement that Bashir stand further back from the dart board during their games (DS9: "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?").
Bashir attempts to integrate several other genetically engineered individuals into Federation culture, with mixed success (DS9: "Statistical Probabilities", "Chrysalis"). Section 31 also becomes interested in him and twice unsuccessfully tries to recruit him (DS9: "Inquisition", "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges").
At the end of the series, Bashir remains aboard Deep Space Nine and has recently begun a relationship with Ezri Dax.
Trivia
Bashir appears in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Birthright, Part I".
External links
- Julian Bashir at Memory Alpha
- Official biography at StarTrek.com