Pervez Musharraf

General (Retired) Pervez Musharraf was born on 11 August 1943, in India. Later his family migrated to Pakistan.

He is the former President of Pakistan and Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army.

He seized power in October 1999 through a bloodless coup, ousting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and suspended the constitution of Pakistan. After Musharraf announced his intention to combat extremists, Western countries (including the United States and the United Kingdom) switched from a policy of sanctions to active support through military and monetary aid. Later in 2001, Musharraf became the President of Pakistan.

On 18 August 2008, Pervez Musharraf resigned from the post of President of Pakistan under impeachment pressure from the newly elected coalition government.

Though a controvertial figure locally, he won recognition as a leader in the international community. During his term of government, the economy of the country and its stock markets saw an unprecedented boom. Education, industry, commerce, telecommunication and country's infrastructure were the special foci of development during his tenure.