Quid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948)
Politician and the founder of Pakistan
Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was born at Karachi
He was a lawyer and politician who fought for the cause of India 's independence from Britain , then moved on to found a Muslim state in Pakistan India Pakistan and by 1947 he managed to get it from the British and India
Jinnah served as leader of the All-India Muslim League from
1913 till Pakistan’s independence on August 14, 1947 and Pakistan’s first
Governor-General from August 15, 1947 till his death on September 11, 1948.
Jinnah rose to prominence in the Indian National Congress initially expounding
ideas of Hindu-Muslim unity and helping shape the 1916 Luck now Pact between
the Muslim League and the Indian National Congress; he also became a key leader
in the All India Home Rule League. He proposed a fourteen-point constitutional reform
plan to safeguard the political rights of Muslims in a self-governing India.
Jinnah later advocated the Two-Nation Theory embracing the
goal of creating a separate Muslim state as per the Lahore Resolution. The
League won most reserved Muslim seats in the elections of 1946. After the
British and Congress backed out of the Cabinet Mission Plan Jinnah called for a
Direct Action Day to achieve the formation of Pakistan. The direct action by
the Muslim League and its Volunteer Corps, resulted in massive rioting in
Calcutta between Muslims and Hindus/Sikhs. As the Indian National Congress and
Muslim League failed to reach a power sharing formula for united India, it
prompted both the parties and the British to agree to independence of Pakistan
and India. As the first Governor-General of Pakistan, Jinnah led efforts to lay
the foundations of the new state of Pakistan, frame national policies and
rehabilitate millions of Muslim refugees who had migrated from India.
There are many few Personalities in this world that helps
their nation to achieve their goals. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is one of
the great personality of the Pakistan and The Muslims of the Subcontinents who
change the life of the Muslims in Subcontinents and Make a Separate homeland
for them. He is also known as the Baba-e-Qaum (The Father of the Nation).
The first Governor-General of Pakistan, Jinnah worked to
establish the new nation’s government and policies, and to aid the millions of
Muslim refugees who had emigrated from India. He also called for minority
rights in Pakistan and personally supervised the establishment of refugee camps
for those who had fled the new nation of India after the separation. Jinnah
died at age 71 in September 1948, just over a year after Pakistan gained
independence from the British Raj. He left a deep and respected legacy in
Pakistan, though he is less well thought of in India. According to his
biographer, Stanley Wolpert, he remains Pakistan’s greatest leader.
Here is the considered opinion of a world repute American historian “Stanley Wolpert” in his book “JINNAH OF PAKISTAN” about the Quaid-i-Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
“Few individuals significantly alter the course of history. Fewer still modify the map of the world. Hardly anyone can be credited with creating a nation-state. Mohammad Ali
Jinnah did all three.”
Quotes from Quaid
- There is no power on earth that can undo
- We are starting with this fundamental principle that we are all citizens and equal citizens of one State. (Presidential Address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 11th August, 1947)
- The Story of Pakistan, its struggle and its achievement, is the very story of great human ideals, struggling to survive in the face of great odds and difficulties. (Address to the people in Chittagong, 23rd March, 1948)
- My guiding principle will be justice and complete impartiality, and I am sure that with your support and co-operation, I can look forward to
- The exploits of your leaders in many a historic field of battle; the progress of your Revolution; the rise and career of the great Ataturk, his revitalization of your nation by his great statesmanship, courage and foresight all these stirring events are well-known to the people of Pakistan. (Reply to the speech made by the first Turkish Ambassador to
- Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbours and with the world at large. (Lahore, August 15th, 1947)
- You have to stand guard over the development and maintenance of democracy, social justice and the equality of manhood in your own native soil. With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve. (Address to the officers and men of the 5th Heavy Ack Ack and 6th Light Ack Ack Regiments in Malir, Karachi February 21, 1948.)
- Our foreign policy is one of friendliness and goodwill towards all the nations of the world. We do not cherish aggressive designs against any country or nation. We believe in the principle of honesty and fairplay in national and international dealings and are prepared to make our utmost contribution to the promotion of peace and prosperity among the nations of the world.
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