Pervez Musharraf | |
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پرویز مشرف | |
![]() Musharraf in 2008 | |
10th President of Pakistan | |
In office 20 June 2001 – 18 August 2008 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Muhammad Rafiq Tarar |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Mian Soomro (acting) |
Chief Executive of Pakistan | |
In office 12 October 1999 – 21 November 2002 | |
President | Muhammad Rafiq Tarar |
Preceded by | Nawaz Sharif (Prime Minister) |
Succeeded by | Zafarullah Khan Jamali (Prime Minister) |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 12 October 1999 – 23 October 2002 | |
Preceded by | Nawaz Sharif |
Succeeded by | Rao Sikandar Iqbal |
10th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
In office 8 October 1998 – 7 October 2001 | |
Preceded by | Jehangir Karamat |
Succeeded by | Aziz Khan |
7th Chief of Army Staff | |
In office 6 October 1998 – 29 November 2007 | |
President |
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Prime Minister | See list
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Preceded by | Jehangir Karamat |
Succeeded by | Ashfaq Parvez Kayani |
Personal details | |
Born | Syed Pervez Musharraf 11 August 1943 Delhi, British India |
Died | 5 February 2023 Dubai, United Arab Emirates | (aged 79)
Resting place | Army Graveyard, Karachi, Pakistan |
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Political party | All Pakistan Muslim League |
Other political affiliations | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) |
Spouse |
Sehba (m. 1968) |
Children | 2 |
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Military service | |
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Years of service | 1964–2007 |
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Unit | Regiment of Artillery |
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Pervez Musharraf[a] (11 August 1943 – 5 February 2023) was a Pakistani military officer and politician who served as the tenth president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008. He also served as the 10th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs from 1998 to 2001 and the 7th Chief of Army Staff from 1998 to 2007.
Musharraf became the head of the armed forces in 1998 when he was promoted to four-star general by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. He led the Kargil infiltration that brought India and Pakistan to a war in 1999. After months of contentious relations between Sharif and Musharraf, Sharif unsuccessfully attempted to remove Musharraf as the army's leader. In retaliation, the army staged a coup d'état in 1999, which allowed Musharraf to take over Pakistan as president in 2001. He subsequently placed Sharif under strict house arrest before launching official criminal proceedings against him. Musharraf initially remained the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the Chief of Army Staff, relinquishing the former position upon confirmation of his presidency. However, he remained the Army Chief until retiring in 2007. The initial stages of his presidency featured controversial wins in a state referendum to grant him a five-year term limit, and a general election in 2002. During his presidency, he advocated for the Third Way, adopting a synthesis of conservatism and socialism. Musharraf reinstated the constitution in 2002, though it was heavily amended within the Legal Framework Order. He appointed Zafarullah Jamali and later Shaukat Aziz as prime minister, and oversaw directed policies against terrorism, becoming a key player in the American-led war on terror.
Musharraf pushed for social liberalism under his enlightened moderation program and promoted economic liberalisation, while he also banned trade unions. Musharraf's presidency coincided with a rise of overall gross domestic product by around 50%; in the same period, domestic savings declined, and economic inequality rose at a rapid rate. Musharraf's government has also been accused of human rights abuses, and he survived a number of assassination attempts during his presidency. When Aziz departed as prime minister, and after approving the suspension of the judicature in 2007, Musharraf's position weakened dramatically. Musharraf resigned in 2008 to avoid impeachment and emigrated to London in a self-imposed exile. His legacy as leader is mixed; he saw the emergence of a more assertive middle class, but his open disregard for civilian institutions greatly weakened democracy in Pakistan.
Musharraf returned to Pakistan in 2013 to participate in that year's general election, but was disqualified from participating after the country's high courts issued arrest warrants for him and Aziz for their alleged involvement in the assassinations of Nawab Akbar Bugti and Benazir Bhutto. Upon Sharif's re-election in 2013, he initiated high treason charges against Musharraf for implementing emergency rule and suspending the constitution in 2007. The case against Musharraf continued after Sharif's removal from office in 2017, the same year in which Musharraf was declared an "absconder" in the Bhutto assassination case by virtue of moving to Dubai.[1]
In 2019, Musharraf was sentenced to death in absentia by the Special Court for being guilty of high treason for the illegal imposition of the 2007 Pakistani state of emergency.[2] While the sentence was later unconstitutionally annulled by the Lahore High Court in 2020,[3][4] the Court later concluded that Musharraf was guilty of high treason in 2024 and the Supreme Court of Pakistan upheld his conviction for abrogating the Constitution of Pakistan.[5] However, he died at age 79 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in February 2023 after suffering from a prolonged case of amyloidosis.[6][7]
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