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Jinnah

American  
[jin-uh] / ˈdʒɪn ə /

noun

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


Jinnah British  
/ ˈdʒɪnə /

noun

  1. 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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On Jinnah Avenue, the main commercial thoroughfare, rows of shops had their shutters drawn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

On the large screen dominating the cavernous Jinnah Convention Centre, state television aired footage of his arrival and reception by Pakistani officials, prominently including army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

“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 • Feb. 13, 2023

I turned over the words like puzzle pieces in my head, wondering how they were supposed to fit together: Pakistan, Jinnah, independence, Nehru, India, British, Lord Mountbatten, Gandhi, partition.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani

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