Muhammad Ali Jinnah Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Muhammad Ali Jinnah, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Pakistan.

6 records1947–19486 events1 places

Chronological biography

1947

Constituent Assembly Address11 August 1947

Government / Government of Pakistan · Quaid-i-Azam · President of Constituent Assembly · Karachi

Jinnah addresses the Constituent Assembly and advocates equal citizenship regardless of religion.

Election as Assembly President11 August 1947

Government / Government of Pakistan · President of Constituent Assembly · Karachi

The Constituent Assembly elects Jinnah as its first President.

Governor-General of Pakistan14 August 1947

Government / Government of Pakistan · Governor-General of Pakistan · Karachi

Muhammad Ali Jinnah becomes Pakistan's first Governor-General.

Transfer of Power Ceremony14 August 1947

Government / Government of Pakistan · Governor-General of Pakistan · Karachi

Jinnah attends the formal transfer-of-power ceremony in Karachi.

1948

State Bank of Pakistan1 July 1948

Government / Government of Pakistan · Governor-General of Pakistan · Karachi

Jinnah inaugurates the State Bank of Pakistan.

Death of Muhammad Ali Jinnah11 September 1948

Government / Government of Pakistan · Governor-General of Pakistan · Karachi

Muhammad Ali Jinnah dies after thirteen months as Governor-General.

Titles and roles

Governor-General of Pakistan · President of Constituent Assembly · Quaid-i-Azam · President of Constituent Assembly

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.