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Pakistan: Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876 – 1948), founder of Pakistan, painting from a portrait photograph taken c. 1946

Pakistan: Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876 – 1948), founder of Pakistan, painting from a portrait photograph taken c. 1946

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (December 25, 1876 – September 11, 1948) was a 20th century lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam (Great Leader).

Jinnah died aged 71 in September 1948, just over a year after Pakistan gained independence from the British Empire.

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