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Muhammad Ali Jinnah

1876 - 1948

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah (born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) 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 Pakistan's first governor-general until his death. Born at Wazir Mansion in Karachi, Jinnah was trained as a barrister at Lincoln's Inn in London, England. Upon his return to India, he enrolled at the Bombay High Court, and took an interest in national politics, which eventually replaced his legal practice. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammad Ali Jinnah is the 84th most popular politician (up from 2,412th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 12th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Pakistani Politician.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the founder of Pakistan and is most famous for his role in the creation of Pakistan.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Muhammad Ali Jinnah ranks 84 out of 19,576Before him are Henry VI of England, Louis XV of France, William IV of the United Kingdom, Edward IV of England, Cyrus the Great, and Peter the Great. After him are Haile Selassie, Hammurabi, Ho Chi Minh, Ögedei Khan, Hannibal, and Solon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Muhammad Ali Jinnah ranks 2Before him is Pope Pius XII. After him are Mata Hari, Konrad Adenauer, Jack London, Adolf Windaus, John Macleod, Róbert Bárány, Erich Raeder, Zewditu, Otto Diels, and Wilhelm Pieck. Among people deceased in 1948, Muhammad Ali Jinnah ranks 2Before him is Mahatma Gandhi. After him are Edgar de Wahl, Sergei Eisenstein, D. W. Griffith, Hideki Tojo, Mileva Marić, Edvard Beneš, Franz Lehár, Osamu Dazai, Edith Roosevelt, and Walther von Brauchitsch.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah ranks 2 out of 217Before him are Akbar (1542). After him are Guru Nanak (1469), Manmohan Singh (1932), Pāṇini (-500), Muhammad Iqbal (1877), Porus (-400), Nawaz Sharif (1949), Shehbaz Sharif (1951), Chanakya (-375), I. K. Gujral (1919), and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948).

Among POLITICIANS In Pakistan

Among politicians born in Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah ranks 2Before him are Akbar (1542). After him are Manmohan Singh (1932), Porus (-400), Nawaz Sharif (1949), Shehbaz Sharif (1951), I. K. Gujral (1919), Shah Jahan (1592), Arif Alvi (1949), Benazir Bhutto (1953), Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928), and Yousaf Raza Gillani (1952).