Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was a 19th century Muslim scholar and reformer who founded the Aligarh Movement to promote scientific education and modernism among Indian Muslims. He established schools that taught both religious and modern subjects. Allama Iqbal was a poet and philosopher who envisioned an independent Muslim state in India and is credited with inspiring the Pakistan movement. Muhammad Ali Jinnah served as the leader of the Muslim League and played a pivotal role in Pakistan's independence. As Pakistan's first Governor General, he advocated for a separate Muslim homeland where Islamic principles could be established.