Pervez Musharraf, a former president of Pakistan, dies at age 79.
The commander led his nation into assisting the U.S. in its war in nearby Afghanistan after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1999.
Pervez Musharraf Dead: What Happened To The Former Paskistan President?
Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who took control in a bloodless coup and later convinced Pakistan to support the American war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, has passed away, an official announced on Sunday. He was 79.
Former special forces commando Musharraf was elected president in the most recent of several military takeovers that have rocked Pakistan since its establishment during the brutal 1947 Indian split. After his coup in 1999, he oversaw the nuclear-armed state despite tensions with India, a crisis involving atomic proliferation, and an uprising by Islamic extremists. In 2008, while being considered for impeachment, he resigned.
Despite trying a political comeback in 2012, Musharraf afterwards lived in self-imposed exile in Dubai to escape being charged with a crime.
But his declining health made his latter years hopeless, so it was not to be. After escaping a violent death that seemed to be haunting him and was twice sought for assassination by Islamic terrorists, he kept the fatalistic outlook of a soldier.
In June 2022, Musharraf’s family revealed that he had spent weeks in the hospital while battling the incurable ailment amyloidosis, which causes proteins to accumulate in the body’s organs.
His death was verified by Shazia Siraj, a spokesman for the Pakistani Consulate in Dubai, who also stated that diplomats were supporting his family.