Musharraf Pervez

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Mu·shar·raf

(mo͞o-shä′rəf), Pervez Born 1943.

Pakistani army officer and politician who took control of the government in a coup in 1999 and formally declared himself president in 2001. Faced with increasing popular opposition, he resigned as chief of the armed forces in 2007 and gave up the presidency in 2008.

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Regarding former President Pervez Musharraf Pervez Rashid said that he had advised him for free that not to pay hefty fees to lawyers and appear before court.