Pervez Musharraf

Pervez Musharraf was a Pakistani military officer and politician who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the military takeover of the federal government in 1999. He also served as the 10th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 1998 to 2001 and the 7th Chief of Army Staff from 1998 to 2007. Born in Delhi during the British Raj, Musharraf was raised in Karachi and Istanbul.