- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMohammad Ali Jinnahbhai
- Nickname
- Quaid-e-Azam
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Muhammad Ali Jinnaha was a barrister, politician and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pakistan on 14 August 1947, and then as the Dominion of Pakistan's first governor-general until his death. He is revered in Pakistan as the Quaid-i-Azam ("Great Leader") and Baba-i-Qaum ("Father of the Nation"). His birthday is observed as a national holiday in Pakistan.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah is a politician who is revered in Pakistan as the founding father of national statehood.
Born in Karachi, the second child in the family, he had three brothers and three sisters in total. In Karachi, Jinnah attended a madrasah and a Christian mission school. Business partner of Jinnah's father, offered to send the boy to study in London as an apprentice at his company. Jinnah agreed despite his mother's protests.
Returning to Karachi, Jinnah then moved to Bombay and opened a law practice at the age of 20. He gained great fame as a lawyer and earned respect among professionals. In December 1904, Jinnah began his political career by attending the 20th annual meeting of the Indian National Congress. Jinnah was also appointed to the committee that helped establish the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun. In the early 1920s, Jinnah devoted most of his time to practicing law, but continued to take part in political life. In October 1934, Jinnah was elected as representative in the Central Legislative Assembly. Over the next two years, Jinnah worked to strengthen the authority of the League, and rebuilt the internal structure of the League along the lines of the Indian National Congress.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpousesRattan Bhai Dinshaw(April 19, 1918 - 1929) (her death, 1 child)Emibai(1892 - 1893) (her death)
- "Quaid-e-Azam" Mohammad Ali Jinnah was the founder and first Governor-General of Pakistan
- Actor Christopher Lee played Jinnah in his life movie Jinnah (1998).
- Died midway to the hospital as the ambulance carrying him got struck in the traffic of Karachi.
- Infamously called the Congress ministries' boycott of the British government for involving India into World War 2 without consulting the elected administrators as "The Day of Deliverance".
- Had once expressed his desire to spend his last days in his Southcourt Bungalow in Mumbai, even after partition.
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