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Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf died Sunday, February 5, after a prolonged illness, according to a statement from the Pakistani military. He was 79 years old.
The former leader had been living in self-imposed exile in the United Arab Emirates since 2016. He seized power from former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a military coup in 1999 and appointed himself president in 2001. He continued to lead Pakistan as president until 2008.
Musharraf became a key ally of the United States following the 9/11 terror attacks, and he tried to become an indispensable figure in combating Islamic extremism. However, his time in power was marred with controversy, and he was accused of widespread human rights abuses and oppression.
Musharraf, as Pakistan’s newly appointed chief of army staff, inspects a military honor guard in Rawalpindi in 1998.Musharraf talks to the media about a situation in Kashmir in June 1999. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty ImagesMusharraf, in the rear seat, arrives at the government television station in Islamabad, Pakistan, in October 1999 before addressing the nation.Musharraf and his wife, Sehba, leave the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, after a tour in July 2001.People in Karachi, Pakistan, watch Musharraf address the nation in September 2001.US Secretary of State Colin Powell appears at an Islamabad news conference with Musharraf in October 2001.US President George W. Bush speaks to the media with Musharraf after they met at the White House in February 2002.Musharraf and politician Imran Khan talk at a charity fundraising function in Lahore, Pakistan, in February 2002.Workers sprinkle water on lawn in Lahore, near a portrait of Musharraf, in April 2002.Pakistani women hold pictures of Musharraf as they stand outside a polling station in Lahore during the 2002 referendum.Musharraf holds his grandchild Hamza as he is joined by members of his family in Islamabad in January 2003.Musharraf meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in February 2003.Pakistani soldiers stand guard in Rawalpindi after there were suicide bomb blasts on Musharraf’s motorcade in December 2003.Musharraf sits next to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while watching a cricket series between India and Pakistan in 2005.Musharraf addresses the United Nations General Assembly in February 2006.Musharraf and Chinese leader Hu Jintao inspect an honor guard in Beijing in February 2006.Musharraf holds a panda while visiting China in 2006.Bush speaks beside Musharraf and Afghan President Hamid Karzai after a White House meeting in September 2006.Musharraf attends the Pakistan National Day parade in March 2008.Musharraf administers the oath to newly elected Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani during a ceremony in Islamabad in March 2008.People in Lahore watch Musharraf’s resignation speech on August 18, 2008.Lawyers stand over a Musharraf poster during a rally in Multan, Pakistan, in August 2008.Supporters of the All Pakistan Muslim League, a political party founded by Musharraf, watch him give a speech from Dubai in January 2012.Musharraf arrives at an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad in April 2013.Musharraf supporters carry placards during a protest in Karachi following a special court’s verdict in December 2019.Musharraf makes a video statement from a hospital bed in Dubai in December 2019.
