General Pervez Musharraf was a Pakistani military officer and politician who became the 10th president of Pakistan. He died in Dubai after a long illness, a statement from the country’s army said.
Pervez Musharraf born in Delhi
Pervez Musharraf was born on 11 August 1943 in Delhi, British India. He has been married to Sehba Farid on 28 December 1968. They have two children, a son and a daughter. He was born at a civic-run hospital here, now known as the Mrs Girdhari Lal Maternity Hospital its comes under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. According to source, Musharraf had received his birth certificate after six decades, from the former PM Manmohan Singh in New Delhi during visit to India in 2005.
Musharraf was a leading strategist behind the Kargil Conflict. From March to May 1999, he ordered the secret infiltration of Kashmiri forces in the Kargil district.
He had survived numerous assassination attempts, and found himself on the front line of the struggle between militant Islamists and the West.
Military career
Musharraf joined the Pakistan Military Academy in 1961 and was commissioned to the Pakistan Army in 1964. Musharraf saw action during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 as a second lieutenant. By the 1980s, he was commanding an artillery brigade.
He supported the US “war on terror” after 9/11 despite domestic opposition. In November 2007, Musharraf imposed a state of emergency and suspended the constitution, reigniting protests. In 2008 he suffered defeat in the polls and left the country six months later.
When he returned in 2013 to try to contest the election, he was arrested and barred from standing. He was charged with high treason and was sentenced to death in absentia only for the decision to be overturned less than a month later.
