Dubai/IBNS: Former Pakistan President and chief of the country's Army staff Pervez Musharraf died at the American Hospital in UAE's Dubai on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He was 79.

There has been no official communication if his mortal remains will be brought back to Pakistan.

Although his family has been trying to bring him back home since last year.

Musharraf's family had last year tweeted from his official account that "recovery is not possible".

The family issued the clarification after reports that the former Pakistan President was kept on a ventilator.

However, his family had denied this, saying that his organs were malfunctioning because of an ailment called amyloidosis.

This disease affects connective tissues and organs, inhibiting normal functioning.

Facing charges back home for the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007, Musharraf has been living in exile in Dubai for the last seven years.

Musharraf was the tenth president of the South Asian nation after the successful military coup in 1999.

He served as the 10th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan (CJCSC) from 1998 to 2001 and the 7th top general from 1998 to 2007.