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Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Quaid-e-Azam)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah, known as Quaid-e-Azam, led the All-India Muslim League in the movement that created Pakistan. He became the first Governor-General of Pakistan on 14–15 August 1947 and died on 11 September 1948.

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  • Born: 25 December 1876, Karachi
  • President of the All-India Muslim League; the Lahore Resolution was adopted at its March 1940 session in Lahore
  • First Governor-General of Pakistan, from August 1947
  • Died: 11 September 1948

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