Islamabad (CNN)Pakistan's former President General Pervez Musharraf has died in Dubai after a prolonged illness at Dubai American Hospital, according to a statement from the Pakistani military. He was 79 years old.
In a statement sent to CNN, senior military officials expressed their "heartfelt condolences" on the "sad demise of General Pervez Musharraf."
"May Allah bless the departed soul and give strength to the bereaved family," the statement read.
Tributes and messages of condolences have poured in from Pakistani politicians.
Pakistan's prime minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his "condolences and sympathy to the family" of the former leader in a statement Sunday.
The chairman of Pakistan's Senate, Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani, also expressed his "deep sorrow and grief," while the Tehreek-e-Insaf party, led by former prime minister Imran Khan who was ousted in a vote of no confidence last year, said: "Our prayers and condolences go to his family and we share their grief."
Photos: In pictures: Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf addresses an audience during a change-of-command ceremony in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in 2007.
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Musharraf, as Pakistan's newly appointed chief of army staff, inspects a military honor guard in Rawalpindi in 1998.
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Musharraf talks to the media about a situation in Kashmir in June 1999.
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Musharraf, in the rear seat, arrives at the government television station in Islamabad, Pakistan, in October 1999 before addressing the nation. A week earlier, he led a coup against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and became head of government.
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