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Pervez Musharraf
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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 | |
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![]() 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 |
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Militar service | |
Eikname(s) | "Cowboy", "Mush" |
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Years o service | 1964–2007 |
Rank | ![]() |
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.[1]
Musharraf dee'd in Dubai on 5 Februar 2023, agit 79, efter a lang illness.