Jinnah family
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The Jinnah family (Urdu: خاندان جناح) was a political family of Pakistan. It has played an important role in the Pakistan Movement for creation of Pakistan, a separate country for Muslims of India. The family held the leadership of All-India Muslim League, and its successor, Muslim League, until it was dissolved in 1958 by martial law.
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Place of origin | Kathiawar, Bombay Presidency, British India[1] (now in Kathiawar, Gujarat India) |
Members | Muhammad Ali Jinnah Fatima Jinnah Jinnahbhai Poonja Emibai Jinnah Rattanbai Jinnah Dina Wadia |
Connected families | Wadia family Petit family |
Distinctions | Political prominence |
Estate(s) | See full list |
Members of Jinnah family, Muhammad Ali Jinnah (often referred to simply as "Jinnah") and Fatima Jinnah, have been important figures in the history of Pakistan. Jinnah is considered as the founder of Pakistan and served as the first Governor General of Pakistan upon independence, while Fatima played an important role in the struggle for Pakistan Movement and was the founding mother of Pakistan. Several public places, universities, and hospitals in the world have been named after Jinnah and his sister Fatima, and the former's birth and death anniversary are among the public holidays in Pakistan, while the latter's is observed sentimentically.[2][3]