Muhammad Ali Jinnah Urdu: Hi-Muhammed_
Ali_Jinnah. ogg Hi-Muhammed_ Ali_Jinnah. ogg , a 20th century politician
and statesman, is generally regarded as the founder of Pakistan. He
served as leader of The Muslim League and Pakistan's first Governor-General.
He is officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam "Great Leader") and Baba-e-Qaum
("Father of the Nation"). His birthday is a national holiday in Pakistan. Jinnah rose to prominence in the
Indian National Congress initially
expounding ideas of Hindu-Muslim unity and
helping shape the 1916 Lucknow Pact between the
Muslim League and the Indian National Congress; he also became a key leader in the All India Home Rule
League. He proposed a fourteen-point
constitutional reform plan to safeguard the
political rights of Muslims in a self-governing India.
