on August 11, 1943 in Nehar Wali  Haveli  meaning "House Next to the Canal", situated in Kacha Saad Ullah  Mohallah ,  Daryaganj  in Delhi ,  British India , and stems from a family of government servants. After Musharraf's grandfather, Qazi Mohtashimuddin, retired as the Deputy Collector of Revenue based in Delhi, he acquired Neharwali