Quaid-e-Azam
1876 - 1948
The founder and Leader of Pakistan
Jinnah became the first Governor-General of Pakistan, his sister Fatimah Jinnah
became the "Mother of the Nation". He also became the president of Pakistan's constituent assembly. In an
address to the constituent assembly on 11 August 1947, Jinnah told about the future of Pakistan as a secular
state.
The most well-known portrait of Quaid-e-Azam.
The following list is a time line of Quaid-e-Azams Life
- 1882 - education started at home
- 1887 - admitted at madrasatul islam, karachi
- 1892 - Married Emibai at the age of 16 Left Karachi for Europe
- 1893 - Joined Lincoln's Inn Emibai died at home
- 1895 - Became Bar-at-Law Mother died at Karachi
- 1896 - Returned to Karachi from London Migrated to Bombay
- 1897 - Enrolled as Advocate in Bombay High Court
- 1900 - Appointed Presidency Magistrate, Bombay
- 1906 - Appointed Personal Secretary to Dadabhoy Naoroji
- 1909 - Father died Elected to the Supreme Imperial Council uncontested
- 1910 - Elected to the Legislative Assembly, Bombay
- 1911 - Piloted Waqf Alal Aulad Bill -- the only private member's Bill to be passed (in 1913)
- 1912 - Attended All-India Muslim League Council Meeting
- 1913 - Left for England with Gokhale Founded London Indian Association Joined All-India Muslim League
- 1915 - Initiated the move for setting up of a League-Congress joint committee for Hindu-Muslim unity
- 1916 - Presided over the sixteenth Bombay Provincial Conference Presided over the All-India Muslim League Lucknow session; Lucknow Pact signed
- 1917 - Became President, Home Rule League, Bombay Organised "Memorandum of the Nineteen
- 1918 - Married Rattenbai at Calcutta Foiled the move to set up "Willingdon Memorial" in Bombay. Jinnah's People's Memorial Hall constructed as a tribute to his services.
- 1947 - February 20, Prime Minister Attlee announces that the British would relinquish power in India by June 1948 June 3, Plan envisaging partition of India and establishment of Pakistan announced. Jinnah's historic broadcast accepting the Plan July, Indian Independence Act passed by British Parliament August 7, Left Delhi for Karachi by air August 11, Elected President of Pakistan Constituent Assembly. Presidential address in the Constituent Assembly. Title of "Quaid-e-Azam" conferred on him August 14, Pakistan comes into being; the Quaid-e-Azam sworn in as the first Gvernor-General October, Set up headquarters at Lahore to supervise settlement of refugees in Punjab December 25, First official birthday
- 1948 - July 1, Inaugurated State Bank of Pakistan; gave a call for evolving a new economic system July 14, Left again for rest at Ziarat August 14, First Independence Day; last message to the nation September 11, Returned to Karachi from Ziarat; Breathed his last.
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