Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday condoled the passing away of Pakistan's former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, saying that "once an implacable foe of India, he became a real force🍌 for peace&q⭕uot; between 2002 and 2007.
Musharraf passed away on Sunday in a Dubai hospital, according to media reports♉.
"'Pervez Musharraf, Former Pakistani President, Dies of Rare Disease'𒅌: once an implacable foe of India, he became a real force for peace 2002-2007," Tharoor said in a tweet.
"I met him annually in those days at the @un &fo🐎und him smart, engaging & clear in his strategic thinking. RIP," the former minister of state for external affairs said.
Musharraf, 79, was suffering from amyloidosis, a rare disease caused by a build-up of an abnormal protein called amyloid in organs and tissues throughout the body, The Expre♊ss Tribune reported.
Musharraf was born on August 11, 1943 in Delhi.
He𝔉 assumed the post of Chief E🔯xecutive after imposing martial law in the country in 1999 and served as the president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008.
