Muhammad Ali Jinnah Quotes


We are starting in the days where there is no discrimination, no distinction between one community and another, no discrimination between one caste or creed and another. We are starting with this fundamental principle: that we are all citizens, and equal citizens, of one State.


Citations

Jinnah, Muhammad Ali. Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah: Speeches and Statements as Governor-General of Pakistan, 1947-1948. Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 1989, p. 46.

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • Born: December 25, 1876
  • Died: September 11, 1948
  • Nationality: Pakistani
  • Profession: Politician

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a barrister, politician and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pakistan on 14 August 1947, and then as the Dominion of Pakistan's first Governor-General until his death. He is revered in Pakistan as the Quaid-i-Azam ("Great Leader") and Baba-i-Qaum ("Father of the Nation"). His birthday is observed as a national holiday in Pakistan.