Bio/Wiki
| Nickname(s) | Cowboy, Mush, Palloo |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5' 9" |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Salt & Pepper |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | Saint Patrick's High School, Karachi |
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| College(s)/University | Forman Christian College, Lahore, Punjab; Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul, Abbottabad; Command and Staff College, Quetta, Balochistan; National Defence University, Islamabad; Royal College of Defence Studies, London, United Kingdom |
Personal Life
| Religion | Islam |
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| Caste/Sect | Sunni (also, Sayyids) |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Address | Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Hobbies | Reading, Travelling |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Marriage Date | 28/12/1968 |
Family
| Father | Syed Musharrafuddin (Pakistani Civil Servant and Diplomat) |
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| Mother | Begum Zarin Musharraf |
| Siblings | Brother(s): Dr. Javed Musharraf (an Economist; lives in Rome), Dr. Naved Musharraf (an Anaestheologist; lives in Illinois, USA) |
| Spouse | Sehba Musharraf |
| Children | Son: Bilal Musharraf, Daughter: Ayla Musharraf (an architect married to film director Asim Raza) |
Career
| Military Service |
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| Politics |
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Favourites
| Subject(s) | Mathematics, Economics |
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| Destination | Dubai |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| Pervez Musharraf was a smoker. | |
| Musharraf was born in Delhi, British India to a family from Sayyid nobility. | |
| During the 1947 India-Pakistan partition, his family moved to Pakistan when he was four years old. | |
| In his childhood, Musharraf was affectionately called "Palloo" by his mother and relatives. | |
| He entered Pakistan Military Academy at the age of 18. | |
| While attending college, Musharraf shared a room with two other military officers. | |
| In 1964, he joined the Pakistan Army with the artillery regiment. | |
| His first battle experience was in the Second Kashmir War in 1965. | |
| He received the Imtiazi Sanad medal for his bravery during the war. | |
| Between 1988 and 1989, Musharraf proposed the Kargil Infiltration to Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, which she rejected. | |
| He pursued a Master's degree at the Royal College of Defense Studies in Britain from 1990 to 1991. | |
| He graduated with honors for his thesis on the Indo-Pak arms race. | |
| On 7 October 1998, Musharraf was appointed as the Chief of Army Staff. | |
| He passed away on 5 February 2023 at the American Hospital Dubai while undergoing treatment for amyloidosis, after living in Dubai exile since 2016. |
