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General Pervez Musharraf, the second of three brothers, was born in Delhi on August 11, 1943. He spent his early childhood in Turkey, from 1949 to 1956, owing to his father's deputation in Ankara.
On return to Pakistan, he received his education from Saint Patrick's High School, Karachi, and Forman Christian College, Lahore. Later in 1961, he joined the Pakistan Military Academy and was commissioned in Artillery Regiment in 1964. He fought in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 as a young officer, and was awarded Imtiazi Sanad for gallantry. He volunteered to be a commando, and remained in the Special Services Group for seven years. He also participated in the Indo-Pak War of 1971 as a Company Commander in the Commando Battalion.