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Muhammad Ali Jinnah political profile, political achievements, leadership, governance
The leadership of Md Ali Jinnah and his achievement in the formation of Pakistan for Muslims
Muhammad Ali Jinnah started practicing law in Bombay at the age of twenty and his career as a barrister started to flourish after he received an invitation from the Advocate General of Bombay, to work from his chambers.
In 1900, he was also offered the position of the Bombay Presidency Magistrate, which he served for a short while. His fame as a lawyer surged exponentially after he fought the ‘Caucus Case’ in 1907.
In 1913, he was a member of the delegation sent to England on behalf of Congress, led by Gokhale. He was hailed as an ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity by the Congress leaders and was immensely admired for his liberal ideologies. In 1916, while he served as the president of Muslim League, the Congress and the League signed the ‘Lucknow Pact’, according to which the quotas were to be allocated to Muslims and Hindus regarding representation in the Indian provinces.
The same year he also played a key role in establishing the Home Rule League. In 1923, he was elected as Muslim representative for Bombay in the Central Legislative Assembly. He was extremely effective as a parliamentarian and also started working with the Swaraj Party.
During the 1930s, demands for a separate Muslim state in the Indian subcontinent started to surface; it was initiated by Sir Muhammad Iqbal. Jinnah came up with the proposal of the partition at the Muslim League Conference in 1940. He demanded a separate Muslim state be formed including the areas with the majority of Muslim population.
On 14th August 1947, Jenna's envisioned the state of Pakistan came into existence and he was made the Governor General of the newly formed Muslim state.
