Muhammad Ali Jinnah

25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a barrister and politician who founded Pakistan and served as its first Governor-General. As leader of the All-India Muslim League, he championed the creation of a separate Muslim state, achieved at the 1947 partition of British India.

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Birth in Karachi, British India
25 December 1876

Born in Karachi in the Bombay Presidency of British India.

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Trains as a barrister in London
1893 – 1896

Studied law at Lincoln's Inn and was called to the bar in England.

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Joins the All-India Muslim League
1913

Became a member of the Muslim League while also active in the Indian National Congress.

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Becomes permanent president of the Muslim League
1934

Assumed enduring leadership of the All-India Muslim League.

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Leads the Lahore Resolution
23 March 1940

Presided over the 1940 resolution calling for separate Muslim states in India.

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Becomes first Governor-General of Pakistan
14 August 1947 – 11 September 1948

Took office as the founding Governor-General upon Pakistan's creation.

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Death in Karachi
11 September 1948

Died of tuberculosis in Karachi about a year after Pakistan's founding.

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