- Born
- Died
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Pervez Musharraf was born on August 11, 1943 in Delhi, Punjab, British India [now New Delhi, India]. He was married to Sehba Farid. He died on February 5, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- SpouseSehba Farid(December 28, 1968 - February 5, 2023) (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenAyla Musharraf,Bilal Musharraf,
- ParentsSyed Musharrafuddin,Zarin Fazle Ilahi
- Often advocates "Enlightened Islam" in the Muslim World, to the chagrin of the Islamic Extremists in Pakistan and abroad.
- Considered key ally in the US war on terrorism.
- Seized power from the corrupt civillian government of Pakistan on 12 October 1999 in a bloodless coup.
- President of Pakistan (2001-2008).
- He spent his early years in Turkey, from 1949 to 1956, owing to his father, the late Syed Musharrafu-ud-din's deputation in Ankara. Fluently he can converse in Turkish language and claims that Kamal Ataturk is his hero.
- Perceptions are sometime far more important than facts.
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