Quaid e Azam Muhammad Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali JinnahAli Jinnah

By Tariq SaeedBy Tariq Saeed

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BiographyBiography

Born on 25Born on 25thth Dec 1876 Dec 1876 Died on September 11 1948Died on September 11 1948 Also known as Baba-e-QuamAlso known as Baba-e-Quam

Jinnah as leaderJinnah as leader

Jinnah served as leader of the Jinnah served as leader of the All-India Muslim LeagueAll-India Muslim League from 1913 until from 1913 until Pakistan's independencePakistan's independence on August 14, on August 14, 1947, and as Pakistan's first 1947, and as Pakistan's first Governor-GeneralGovernor-General from from August 15, 1947 until his death on September 11, August 15, 1947 until his death on September 11, 1948. Jinnah rose to prominence in the 1948. Jinnah rose to prominence in the Indian National CongressIndian National Congress initially expounding ideas of initially expounding ideas of HinduHindu--MuslimMuslim unity and helping shape the 1916 unity and helping shape the 1916 LucknowLucknow Pact Pact between the between the Muslim LeagueMuslim League and the and the Indian National CongressIndian National Congress; he also became a key leader ; he also became a key leader in the in the All India Home Rule LeagueAll India Home Rule League. He proposed a . He proposed a fourteen-point constitutional reform planfourteen-point constitutional reform plan to safeguard to safeguard the political rights of Muslims in a self-governing the political rights of Muslims in a self-governing IndiaIndia. .

Early LifeEarly Life

Jinnah was born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai (Jinnah was born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai (GujaratiGujarati: : મુ�હમ્મુદ અલી� જિન્ના�ભા�ઈ મુ�હમ્મુદ અલી� જિન્ના�ભા�ઈ) in ) in WazirWazir Mansion Mansion KarachiKarachi.Sindh had earlier been .Sindh had earlier been conquered by the British and was conquered by the British and was subsequently grouped with other subsequently grouped with other conquered territories for administrative conquered territories for administrative reasons to form the reasons to form the Bombay PresidencyBombay Presidency of of British IndiaBritish India. Although his earliest school . Although his earliest school records state that he was born on October records state that he was born on October 20, 1875, 20, 1875, SarojiniSarojini NaiduNaidu, the author of , the author of Jinnah's first biography, gives the date as Jinnah's first biography, gives the date as ”December 25, 1876”. ”December 25, 1876”.

Act as a LeaderAct as a Leader

Jinnah broke with the Congress in 1920 when the Congress Jinnah broke with the Congress in 1920 when the Congress leader, Mohandas Gandhi, launched a law-violating Non-leader, Mohandas Gandhi, launched a law-violating Non-Cooperation Movement against the British, which Jinnah Cooperation Movement against the British, which Jinnah disapproved of. Unlike most Congress leaders, Gandhi did disapproved of. Unlike most Congress leaders, Gandhi did not wear western-style clothes, did his best to use an Indian not wear western-style clothes, did his best to use an Indian language instead of English, and was deeply rooted to language instead of English, and was deeply rooted to Indian culture. Gandhi's local style of leadership gained Indian culture. Gandhi's local style of leadership gained great popularity with the Indian people. Jinnah criticised great popularity with the Indian people. Jinnah criticised Gandhi's support of the Khilafat Movement, which he saw Gandhi's support of the Khilafat Movement, which he saw as an endorsement of religious zealotry. By 1920, Jinnah as an endorsement of religious zealotry. By 1920, Jinnah resigned from the Congress, with a prophetic warning that resigned from the Congress, with a prophetic warning that Gandhi's method of mass struggle would lead to divisions Gandhi's method of mass struggle would lead to divisions between Hindus and Muslims and within the two between Hindus and Muslims and within the two communities. Becoming president of the Muslim League, communities. Becoming president of the Muslim League, Jinnah was drawn into a conflict between a pro-Congress Jinnah was drawn into a conflict between a pro-Congress faction and a pro-British faction. faction and a pro-British faction.

ConclusionConclusion

As stated before, Jinnah was one of As stated before, Jinnah was one of best Muslim personalities , ever seen best Muslim personalities , ever seen in the history of sub-continent. His in the history of sub-continent. His life as a leader is a moral for all of us.life as a leader is a moral for all of us.