Quaid-e-Azam Baba-i-Qaum Muhammad Ali Jinnah محمد علی جناح |
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Jinnah in 1945
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1st Governor-General of Pakistan | |
In office 14 August 1947 – 11 September 1948 |
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Monarch | George VI |
Prime Minister | Liaquat Ali Khan |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Khawaja Nazimuddin |
Speaker of the National Assembly | |
In office 11 August 1947 – 11 September 1948 |
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Deputy | Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan |
President of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 11 August 1947 – 11 September 1948 |
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Deputy | Liaquat Ali Khan |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Liaquat Ali Khan |
Personal details | |
Born |
Mohammedali Jinnahbhai 25 December 1876 Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Sindh, Pakistan) |
Died |
11 September 1948 (aged 71) Karachi, Federal Capital Territory, Dominion of Pakistan (now Sindh, Pakistan) |
Resting place | Mazar-e-Quaid |
Nationality |
British India (1876–1947) Pakistan (1947–1948) |
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Relations | See Jinnah family |
Children | Dina Wadia (by Rattanbai Petit) |
Parents | Jinnahbhai Poonja (father) Mithibai Jinnah (mother) |
Alma mater | The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn |
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Urdu: محمد علی جناح ALA-LC: Muḥammad ʿAlī Jināḥ, born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a lawyer, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until Pakistan's independence on 14 August 1947, and then as Pakistan's first Governor-General until his death. He is revered in Pakistan as Quaid-i-Azam (Urdu: قائد اعظم, "Great Leader") and Baba-i-Qaum (بابائے قوم, "Father of the Nation"). His birthday is considered a national holiday in Pakistan.