Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a prominent leader who led the movement for a separate Muslim state of Pakistan. He joined politics in 1905 and initially believed in Hindu-Muslim unity, working to negotiate agreements between the Congress party and Muslim League. However, he grew disillusioned as the Congress proposals failed to address Muslim political demands. Jinnah reorganized the Muslim League in the 1930s and advocated strongly for the partition of British India and creation of Pakistan. Through negotiations, Pakistan was established as an independent nation in 1947, and Jinnah was selected as its first Governor General. In his last message on August 14, 1948, he urged the new nation to build quickly before passing away on September 11, 1948.

1. Quaid-e-Azam Day
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2. Quaid-e-Azam
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s achievement as the founder
of Pakistan, dominates everything else he did in his
long and crowded public life spanning some 42
years.
Initially as one of the leaders, but later, since 1947,
as the only prominent leader “The Quaid-e-Azam”
Indeed, his life story constitutes, as it were the story
of the rebirth of the Muslims of the subcontinent and
their rise to nationhood.

3. Early Life:
Born on December 25,1876, in a prominent
mercantile family in Karachi and educated at the
Sindh Madrassat-ul-Islam and the Christian Mission
school
Jinnah joined the Lincoln’s Inn in 1893 to be called
the youngest Indian to be called to the to the bar, three
years later.
Once he was firmly established in the legal
profession, Jinnah formally joined politics in 1905
from the Platform of Indian National Congress.

4. Political Career:
Three years later, in January 1910, Jinnah was to the
newly Constituted Imperial Legislative Council.
For about three decades since his entry into politics
in 1906, Jinnah passionately believed in and worked
for Hindu-Muslim unity.
He was responsible for Pact of 1916 also known as
Lucknow Pact.
By 1917 Jinnah came to be recognized among both
Hindus and Muslims as one of India’s most
outstanding leaders.
The Congress-League scheme embodied in this pact
was to become the basis for the Act of 1919.

5. Constitutional Struggle:
In 1928 Nehru report was given which
represented the Congress-sponsored proposals
for the future constitution of India, negated the
minimum Muslim demands embodied in the
Delhi Muslim Proposals.
In 1929, Jinnah gave his Fourteen points.
Jinnah’s disillusionment at the course of
politics in the subcontinent prompted him to
migrate and settle down in London in early
thirty’s.
However he returned to India in 1934 at the
pleadings of his co-religionists and assume
their Leadership.

6. Muslim League Reorganized:
Jinnah devoted himself to the sole purpose of
organizing the Muslims on one platform.
He gave direction to the Muslim sentiment on
the Government of India Act.
Muslim League won some 108 seats out of a
total 485 Muslim seats in the various Legislature.

7. The New Awakening:
As a result of Jinnah’s ceaseless efforts, the
Muslims awakened from the unreflective
silence to the spiritual essence of
nationality.
These turn out in favor of a separate
Muslim Nationhood and of a separate
Muslim State.

8. Partition:
It was his powerful advocacy of the case of
Pakistan that followed the formulation of
the Pakistan demand.
The Negotiations began with the arrival in
March 1946, three-member British Cabinet
mission.
His protracted negotiations with the various
political leaders resulted in 3 June Plan by
which the British decided to partition the
subcontinent, and hand over to two
Successor States on 15th August,1947.

9. Leader of a Free Nation:
In recognition of his contribution , Quaid-e-
Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was
nominated by the Muslim League as the
Governor General of Pakistan.
He toured the various provinces, attended to
their particular problems and instilled in
people a sense of belonging.

10. The Quaid’s Last Message:
It was therefore the sense of supreme
satisfaction at the fulfilment of his mission
that Jinnah told the nation in his last
message on 14 August 1948:
“The foundation of your State has been laid
and it is now for you to build and build ass
quickly as well as you can”
He died on 11 September 1948.
We thank him for his contributions to build
Pakistan.

11. Quote:
“I do not Believe in taking the right
decision, I take the decision and make it
right.”

12. Thank you!