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Top 10 Amazing Facts about Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born on 25 December 1876 in wazir Mansion, Karachi, Sindh. He was born Mahomedali Jinnahbai.

Ali was a barrister, politician and the founder of Pakistan. He served as the leader of the All India Muslim League. This was from 1913 until the inception of Pakistan on 14 August 1947.

He was the first governor-general of Pakistan. He is established as the Great leader and father of the Nation in Pakistan. Jinnah鈥檚 birthday is observed as a national holiday in Pakistan.

Jinnah rose to fame in the Indian National congress after highlighting the importance of Hindu-Muslim unity.  He helped in shaping the 1916 Lucknow Pact between the Congress and the Muslim League.

Ali was the charge of the Muslim League. He suggested the fourteen-point constitutional reform plan. The constitution reform was to safeguard the political rights of Muslims in a self-governing India.

1. Jinnah was Brought Up in a Wealth Family

Jinnah was born in 1876 in a rented apartment on the second floor of Wazir Mansion near Karachi. His parents were Jinnahbhai Poonja and Mithibai.

He was the second child in his family. He had three brothers and three sisters. They were raised in wealthy merchant backgrounds.

Jinnah鈥檚 father was a merchant. His father was born to a family of textile weavers in the village of Paneli in the princely state of Gondal. His mother was also raised in that village.

2. Jinnah was Poor in His Mother鈥檚 tongue

Jinnah鈥檚 parents were native Gujarati speakers. His brothers and sisters also came to speak Kutch and English.

However, Jinnah was not fluent in Gujarati, his mother tongue. He was also not fluent in Urdu. He is more fluent in English.

3. Jinnah was a Successful Lawyer and the only Muslim Barrister in Bombay City

Muhammad Ali Jinnah sat on the Chair of Governer General wearing a Sherwani. Photo Sourced from

As a boy, He lived with his aunt in Bombay. He attended the Gokal Das Tej primary school. Ali also studied at the Cathedral and jonh connon school.

He was a poor student at school which made him transfer from one school to another. In Karachi, he went to Sindh-Madrasa-Tul-Islam. He also attended the Christian Missionary Society High school.

Ali was later enrolled at Bombay University at the high school. Despite his performance, he later gained an interest in law studies.

In 1892, Jinnah was offered a London apprenticeship by sir Frederick Leigh Croft. He accepted the offer although his mother was against it. His mother had him marry his cousin before his departure.

However, after he arrived in London, he turned down the offer of the apprenticeship. This anger his father since he had given him enough money for three years’ stay.

He turned the offer to study law. He joined Lincoln’s Inn for his studies. His education followed the pupillage system. To gain law knowledge, he followed an established barrister. He learnt from what he did as well as studying law books.

Muhammad was the only Muslim barrister in Bombay Bombay City. He became a successful lawyer. He gained popularity for his skilled handling of the Caucus case.

Muhammad gained a good reputation as a skilled lawyer. This prompted Indian leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak to hire him. He was hired as the defence counsel of Tilak鈥檚 sedition trial in 1905.

4. Jinnah was Fashionista who Adopted Western Culture

During his studies in London, he was not a Muslim observant. He adopted western-style clothing. He was always impeccably dressed in public.

Savile row tailor Henry Poole & co were the designers of his suits. Jinnah owned more than 200 suits. He wore them with heavily starched shirts with detachable collars. As a barrister, he never wore the same Silk tie twice. He used to wear a Karakul hat which was later named the Jinnah cap.

5. Jinnah Eyed Toward Politics despite being a Successful Lawyer

Muhammad Ali Jinnah, as a barrister (about age 34). SOURCED FROM

Despite being a successful lawyer by profession, Jinnah developed a great interest in politics. This was during his time in London. Jinnah noticed India鈥檚 lack of representation in the British Parliament.

He watched Indian Dadabhai Naoroji win a seat in England鈥檚 House of Commons. This was in 1904. This inspired him to go to a meeting of the Indian National Congress.

His attendance at the meeting changed his life path. In two years he was a member of the Indian National league. He continued to become more political in the coming years.

In 1914 he joined the Home Ryle League. This was a group that wanted to create an India governed by Indians and not the British Empire. This group was far more radical than any other group he was a member of before.

6. Jinnah advocated Hindu鈥揗uslim unity

Muhammad Ali Jinnah with sister Fatima Jinnah. Photo Sourced from

In his early political career as a congressman, Jinnah was the Ambassador of Hindu Muslim Unity. In this role, he attempted to facilitate an agreement between the majority Hindu representatives and the Muslim minority.

However, in this position, he developed a distrust of Hindu Congressmen. In 1926, he decided to become an advocate of separate elections for Hindu and Muslim representatives. He later left Congress to focus on the Muslim League. This was to enable him to focus solely on the concerns of Muslims in India.

7. Jinnah is Referred to as the Founder of Pakistan

politician and the founder of Pakistan (1876鈥�1948). Photo Sourced from

Jinnah believed that the best way to protect the interests of Muslims living in India is to create a partition of land for Indian Muslims. The partition was to be run by Indian Muslims.

During a Muslim League meeting, he presented his proposal to create this partition of land. He convinced the Muslim League to advocate against living in a secular India with a Hindu majority.

He proposed for a new country, Pakistan, to be located in the northwest of India. This is where the highest number of Muslims already lived.

He supported the British during World War II. He was against the Quit India movement of the Congress party.

In 1944, Gadhi tried to negotiate with Jinnah but it was unsuccessful. However, the Muslim League had formed governments in some provinces and tried to enter the central government.

After the Second World war, Britain initiated steps to give independence to India. On 16 June 1946, the British announced its plan to partition the British Raj into two countries. One for the Hindus and one for the Muslims.

The Muslim League accepted both plans under the leadership of Jinnah. However, Jinnah revealed the direct action to achieve independence for Pakistan. He aimed to create a separate country for Muslims of the former British Raj.

Successful, the British Raj was partitioned in August 1947 into two countries, India and Pakistan. In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from Pakistan.

8. Jinnah was the First Governor-General of Pakistan

After the British Raj of India was partitioned into two countries, India and Pakistan. He became the first Governor-General  Of Pakistan. His sister  Fatima Jinnah became the mother of the Nation.

The British Raj of India was partitioned into two countries, namely, India and Pakistan. Jinnah became the first Governor-General of Pakistan, and his sister Fatimah Jinnah became the 鈥淢other of the Nation鈥�. He also became a resident of Pakistan鈥檚 constituent assembly. Jinnah also took direct charge of the government.

9. Jinnah believed public knowledge of his lung ailments would hurt him politically

From the 1930s, he suffered from tuberculosis. However, only his sister and a few others close to him knew about his condition. He believed that if the public knew about his condition it will affect his political career.

However, he died at his home in Karachi on 11 September 1948 at the age of 71.

10. Jinnah鈥檚 pictures Appears On many Pakistani Banknotes and Coins

JINNAH IN 1945. SOURCED FROM

Jinnah is remembered in many ways in India and Pakistan. In Pakistan, he is known as the Quaid-e-Azam. He appears on Pakistani banknotes and coins.

Karachi鈥檚 international airport is named after Jinnah. In 1998,  a new university in Karachi was named Mohammad Ali Jinnah University. A very large street in Turkey is named after him.

During his lifetime, he gave rise to the wisdom to walk on the path of honour, the courage to follow his convictions and abiding compassion for others. He enriched the people of Pakistan with the sovereignty of his spirit.