Pervez Musharraf

Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: پرویز مشرف‬‎; born 11 August 1943; deed 5 Februar 2023) wis a fower-star general an a politeecian who wis broucht tae pouer throu a militar coup d'état in 1999. He served as the tenth Preses o Pakistan frae 2001 till 2008. Prior tae that, he wis the 13t Chief o Airmy Staff frae October 1998 till November 2007, an wis an aa the tenth Chairman o the Jynt Chiefs o Staff Committee o Pakistan Airmed Forces frae 1998 till 2001. Commissioned frae the Pakistan Airmy in 1964, Musharraf rose tae naitional prominence efter bein appointit a fower-star general in October 1998 bi then-Prime Meenister Nawaz Sharif. Musharraf wis the mastermind an strategic field commander ahind the Kargil infiltration. Previously, Musharraf played a vital role in the Afghan ceevil war, baith assistin the peace negotiations an attemptin tae end the bloodshed in the kintra. Efter months o contentious relations wi Prime Meenister Sharif, Musharraf wis broucht tae pouer throu a militar coup d'état in 1999, subsequently placin the Prime meenister unner a strict hoose-arrest afore movin him tae Adiala Jail in Punjab Province.

Pervez Musharraf
Musharraf in November 2004
10th Preses o Pakistan
In office 20 Juin 2001 – 18 August 2008
Prime Meenister	Zafarullah Khan Jamali Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Shaukat Aziz Muhammad Mian Soomro Yousaf Raza Gillani
Precedit bi	Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
Succeedit bi	Muhammad Mian Soomro (Acting)
Chief Executive o Pakistan
In office 12 October 1999 – 21 November 2002
Preses	Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
Precedit bi	Nawaz Sharif (Prime Meenister)
Succeedit bi	Zafarullah Khan Jamali (Prime Meenister)
Meenister o Defence
In office 12 October 1999 – 23 October 2002
Precedit bi	Nawaz Sharif
Succeedit bi	Rao Sikandar Iqbal
Chief o Airmy Staff
In office 6 October 1998 – 28 November 2007
Precedit bi	Jehangir Karamat
Succeedit bi	Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
Chairman o the Jynt Chiefs o Staff Committee
In office 8 October 1997 – 7 October 2001
Precedit bi	Jehangir Karamat
Succeedit bi	Aziz Khan
Personal details
Born	11 August 1943(1943-08-11) Delhi, Breetish Indie (nou Indie)
Dee'd	5 Februar 2023 (aged 79) Dubai, Unitit Arab Emirates
Poleetical pairty	Pakistan Muslim League- Quaid (Afore 2010) Aw Pakistan Muslim League (2010–present)
Spoose(s)	Sehba Musharraf
Bairns	Ayla Bilal
Alma mater	Forman Christian College Pakistan Militar Academy Command an Staff College Naitional Defence Varsity Ryal College o Defence Studies
Religion	Islam
Awairds	Nishan-e-Imtiaz Tamgha-e-Basalat Imtiazi Sanad Order o al-Saud
Militar service
Eikname(s)	"Cowboy", "Mush"
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/brainch	Pakistan Airmy
Years o service	1964–2007
Rank	General
Unit	Airmy Regiment o Artillery
Commands	I Corps Speicial Services Group XII Corps
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War o 1965 Indo-Pakistani War o 1971 Siachen conflict Kargil War Ceevil war in Afghanistan (1996–2001) 1999 Pakistani coup d'état 2001–2002 Indie-Pakistan staundaff War in North-Wast Pakistan

Wi Aziz havin completit his term, an the suspension o the Chief Justice in 2007, Musharraf dramatically fell frae pouer in 2008, tenderin his resignation o the presidency efter facin potential impeachment, led bi the electit opposition parties. Musharraf then lived in self-imposed exile in Lunnon for fower years, returnin tae Pakistan on 24 Mairch 2013, in order tae participate in the upcomin general elections, despite receivin daith threats frae the Taliban. Whilst absent frae Pakistan, the kintra's courts issued reest warrants for baith Musharraf an Aziz, for thair alleged involvement in the assassination o Benazir Bhutto an Akbar Bugti. He wis disqualified frae takin pairt in the 2013 election bi Heich Court judges in Aprile 2013.

Musharraf dee'd in Dubai on 5 Februar 2023, agit 79, efter a lang illness.