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'''Pervez Musharraf''' (b. Delhi on August 11, 1943) is the current [[President]] of [[Pakistan]], having seized power in a [[coup]] on October 12, 1999. He is considered a key ally of the [[United States]] in the fight against global [[terrorism]].

'''Pervez Musharraf''' (b. Delhi on August 11, 1943) became [[President]] of [[Pakistan]], via a [[coup]] on October 12, 1999. He is considered a key ally of the [[United States]] in the fight against global [[terrorism]].  

 

::''General Pervez Musharraf, the second of three brothers, was born in Delhi on August 11, 1943. His parents chose to settle in [[Karachi]] after the creation of Pakistan. He comes from a middle class family, his father having worked for the foreign ministry. He spent his early years in [[Turkey]], from 1949 to 1956, owing to his father, the late Syed Musharrafu-ud-din’s deputation in [[Ankara]]. Fluently he can converse in Turkish language and claims that [[Kamal Ataturk]] is his hero.'' <ref> [http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P029 Gen. Pervez Musharraf] </ref>

::''General Pervez Musharraf, the second of three brothers, was born in Delhi on August 11, 1943. His parents chose to settle in [[Karachi]] after the creation of Pakistan. He comes from a middle class family, his father having worked for the foreign ministry. He spent his early years in [[Turkey]], from 1949 to 1956, owing to his father, the late Syed Musharrafu-ud-din’s deputation in [[Ankara]]. Fluently he can converse in Turkish language and claims that [[Kamal Ataturk]] is his hero.'' <ref> [http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P029 Gen. Pervez Musharraf] </ref>