Jinnah family
Mazar-e-Quaid, the final resting place of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Fatima Jinnah.
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| Ethnicity | Gujarati - Indian |
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| Current region | New York City, US (Dina Wadia) |
| Place of origin | Kathiawar, Gujarat, India |
| Members |
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Fatima Jinnah Emibai Jinnah Maryam Jinnah Dina Wadia |
| Connected families |
Wadia family Petit family |
| Distinctions | Political prominence |
| Traditions | Khoja Shia Islam |
| Estate | See Full list |
The Jinnah family (Urdu: خاندان جناح; Gujarati: જિન્નાહ કૌટુંબિક) was a political family of Pakistan. Jinnahs have played an important role in the Pakistan Movement for creation of Pakistan, a separate country for Muslims of India. The family held the leadership of All-India Muslim League, and it's successor, Muslim League, until it dissolved in 1958 by martial law. Originally from a Gujarati Hindu background, the family converted to Shia Islam in the 19th century and moved to Karachi from Kathiawar, Gujarat.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (also referred to as only Jinnah) and Fatima Jinnah, have been important figures in the history of Pakistan. Jinnah was the founder and the first Governor General of Pakistan, while, Fatima played an important role in the struggle for Pakistan Movement and was the founding mother of Pakistan. Jinnah and Fatima has remained an extremely important and well-respected figures in Pakistan, even after their deaths.
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