Why Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Was the Greatest Pakistani Leader

Mumtaz Ali Khan was born on December 25, 1876, in Karachi to Jinnahbhai Poonja, an affluent merchant of Sindh and Ratanbai, his wife.

He was a true leader

Pakistan’s founding father, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, is a man who is deserving of more admiration and respect than he is currently given by Pakistanis. From his political career to his personal life, from his decisions as a leader to his passion for Pakistan, everything about him deserves a closer look. The reasons listed here make it clear that he was not only a great leader in politics but also in every aspect of life.

He was a strong, inspirational leader

When India became independent in 1947, Jinnah was given an honorary position as Governor General, which he used to consolidate his and Pakistan’s status as a sovereign nation. In addition, while he officially served as Prime Minister until 1953, he continued to direct policy behind closed doors.

He had vision

Muhammad Ali Jinnah had a clear vision for Pakistan and worked tirelessly to turn his dream into reality. His objective was simple: he wanted to give Muslims their state so they would never again be exploited by others. He persevered until he succeeded and was one of the founding fathers of Pakistan, which, while imperfect today, is still a much better place than India. It’s largely because of him that Pakistan exists today and is an Islamic democracy to boot.

He worked hard for what he believed in

In 1913, when British India was being divided into hundreds of pieces, a man named Muhammad Ali Jinnah was trying to make his home country part of a Muslim nation called Pakistan. When many people told him it couldn’t be done—especially since Hindus were 70 per cent of the population and wouldn’t let it happen—Jinnah said that he could see Pakistan in his mind. He believed in Pakistan so much that he worked tirelessly for its creation until it happened in 1947.

He worked for Pakistan's independence

Unfortunately, Pakistan had to achieve its independence through bloodshed, he said in a speech on 11 August 1947. But it could not be helped. The British were leaving and there was no other way by which Pakistan could have been achieved. His last speech in the Constituent Assembly is often cited as his finest moment.

Although he wasn't physically there, he made an indelible mark on our nation.

Pakistan was founded at midnight on August 14, 1947. It's a day that is celebrated every year all over Pakistan. But several people deserve credit for our country's creation, and one of those is a man named Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Though he didn't physically attend Pakistan's first meeting, his presence was everywhere in Karachi that night — and has remained here since, as his legacy lives on in generations of Pakistanis around the world.