Jinnah

American

[jin-uh] / ˈdʒɪn ə /

noun

Mohammed Ali Quaid-i-Azam, 1876–1948, Muslim leader in India: first governor general of Pakistan 1947–48.

Jinnah British

/ ˈdʒɪnə /

noun

Mohammed Ali 1876–1948, Indian Muslim statesman. He campaigned for the partition of India into separate Hindu and Muslim states, becoming first governor general of Pakistan (1947–48)

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Dawn newspaper - the oldest in Pakistan, founded in 1941 by the country's founding father, Muhammad Ali Jinnah - has taken a financial hit for its reporting.

From BBC

One of them was Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who would later become the founding father of Pakistan after India's partition in 1947.

From BBC

Lee named The Wicker Man and Jinnah as among the best films he was in, but when Spira is asked, he opts for cult 1983 Australian musical The Return of Captain Invincible.

From BBC

“Federally funded research is a very good idea—and the only way this work ideally should be funded,” says Sikina Jinnah, who studies geoengineering governance at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

From Science Magazine

Jinnah went on to become Pakistan’s founding father.

From New York Times

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