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Mohammed Ali Jinnah Biography and Timeline

Follow Mohammed Ali Jinnah through 101 dated historical records for Pakistan.

Mohammed Ali Jinnah, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1876–1935Years on this page

1876

Birth of Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Politics / Muslim League

Brth of Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Birth of Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Religion / Islam

Brth of Muhammad Ali Jinnah

1896

Indian National Congress

Politics / Indian National Congress

Jinnah joins the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

Politics / Muslim League

Jinnah joins the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

Religion / Islam

Jinnah joins the Indian National Congress

1906

All India Muslim League

Dhaka · Politics / Indian National Congress

The All India Muslim League (AIML) is formed by Muslims who were suspicious of the mainstream, secular but Hindu-majority Indian National Congress

All India Muslim League

Dhaka · Religion / Islam

The All India Muslim League (AIML) is formed by Muslims who were suspicious of the mainstream, secular but Hindu-majority Indian National Congress

1910

Leigislative Council

Member of Leigislative Council · Politics / Indian National Congress

Appointed Member of Viceroys Legislative Council

1913

Muslim League

Politics / Muslim League

Joins the All India Muslim League

Muslim League

Religion / Islam

Joins the All India Muslim League

1916

All India Home Rule League

President of Muslim League · Politics / Muslim League

Jinnah plays an important role in the founding of the All India Home Rule League

Home Rule

President of Muslim League · Politics / Muslim League

Jinnah plays an important role in the founding of the All India Home Rule League

Independence of India

President of Muslim League · Politics / Muslim League

Jinnah plays an important role in the founding of the All India Home Rule League. Jinnah demands "home rule" for India, the status of a self-governing dominion in the Empire similar to Canada, New Zealand and Australia

Independence of Pakistan

President of Muslim League · Politics / Muslim League

Jinnah plays an important role in the founding of the All India Home Rule League. Jinnah demands "home rule" for India, the status of a self-governing dominion in the Empire similar to Canada, New Zealand and Australia

Pact between Indian National Congress and Muslim League

President of Muslim League · Lucknow · Politics / Muslim League

Architect of the Lucknow Pact between the Congress and the League, bringing them together on most issues regarding self-Government and presenting a united front to the British

President of Pakistan

President of Muslim League · Politics / Muslim League

Appointed President of the Muslim League

All India Home Rule League

President of Muslim League · Religion / Islam

Jinnah plays an important role in the founding of the All India Home Rule League

Home Rule

President of Muslim League · Religion / Islam

Jinnah plays an important role in the founding of the All India Home Rule League

Independence of India

President of Muslim League · Religion / Islam

Jinnah plays an important role in the founding of the All India Home Rule League. Jinnah demands "home rule" for India, the status of a self-governing dominion in the Empire similar to Canada, New Zealand and Australia

Independence of Pakistan

President of Muslim League · Religion / Islam

Jinnah plays an important role in the founding of the All India Home Rule League. Jinnah demands "home rule" for India, the status of a self-governing dominion in the Empire similar to Canada, New Zealand and Australia

Pact between Indian National Congress and Muslim League

President of Muslim League · Lucknow · Religion / Islam

Architect of the Lucknow Pact between the Congress and the League, bringing them together on most issues regarding self-Government and presenting a united front to the British

President of Pakistan

President of Muslim League · Religion / Islam

Appointed President of the Muslim League

1920

Indian National Congress

President of Muslim League · Politics / Indian National Congress

Jinnah resigns from the Congress, warning that Gandhis method of mass struggle would lead to divisions between Hindus and Muslims and within the two communities

Indian National Congress

President of Muslim League · Politics / Muslim League

Jinnah breaks with the Congress iwhen the Congress leader, Mohandas Gandhi, launched a Non-Cooperation Movement against the British, which Jinnah disapproved of.

Indian National Congress

President of Muslim League · Politics / Muslim League

Jinnah has little liking for either the Hindu asceticism of Gandhi or the secular socialism of the other major Congress leader, Jawaharlal Nehru.

Indian National Congress

President of Muslim League · Politics / Muslim League

Jinnah resigns from the Congress, warning that Gandhis method of mass struggle would lead to divisions between Hindus and Muslims and within the two communities.

Indian National Congress

President of Muslim League · Religion / Islam

Jinnah breaks with the Congress iwhen the Congress leader, Mohandas Gandhi, launched a Non-Cooperation Movement against the British, which Jinnah disapproved of.

Indian National Congress

President of Muslim League · Religion / Islam

Jinnah has little liking for either the Hindu asceticism of Gandhi or the secular socialism of the other major Congress leader, Jawaharlal Nehru.

Indian National Congress

President of Muslim League · Religion / Islam

Jinnah resigns from the Congress, warning that Gandhis method of mass struggle would lead to divisions between Hindus and Muslims and within the two communities.

1931

Conference of Round Table

London · Politics / Muslim League

Beleives Gandhi is working for Hindu objectives

Conference of Round Table

London · Religion / Islam

Beleives Gandhi is working for Hindu objectives

1934

Lahore Resolution

Lahore · Politics / Muslim League

Tempered by the failure to build coalitions with the Congress, Jinnah embraces the goal of creating a separate state for Muslims as in the Lahore Resolution

Reform of Political Parties

Politics / Muslim League

Several Muslim leaders persuade Jinnah to return to India in 1934 and re-organise the League. Heads a reformed Muslim League & favours a separate Muslim state

Lahore Resolution

Lahore · Religion / Islam

Tempered by the failure to build coalitions with the Congress, Jinnah embraces the goal of creating a separate state for Muslims as in the Lahore Resolution

Reform of Political Parties

Religion / Islam

Several Muslim leaders persuade Jinnah to return to India in 1934 and re-organise the League. Heads a reformed Muslim League & favours a separate Muslim state

1935

Election

Politics / Muslim League

The British for the first time propose handing over substantial power to elected Indian provincial legislatures, with elections to be held in 1937, Jinnah returns to India and resumed leadership of the League

Government

Politics / Muslim League

The British for the first time propose handing over substantial power to elected Indian provincial legislatures, with elections to be held in 1937, Jinnah returns to India and resumed leadership of the League

Independence of India

Politics / Muslim League

The British for the first time propose handing over substantial power to elected Indian provincial legislatures, with elections to be held in 1937, Jinnah returns to India and resumed leadership of the League

Independence of Pakistan

Politics / Muslim League

The British for the first time propose handing over substantial power to elected Indian provincial legislatures, with elections to be held in 1937, Jinnah returns to India and resumed leadership of the League

Election

Religion / Islam

The British for the first time propose handing over substantial power to elected Indian provincial legislatures, with elections to be held in 1937, Jinnah returns to India and resumed leadership of the League

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.