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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

Jinnah defended Anandrao Gangaram Phanse, one of the accused and a top general with the Indore army.

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

Jinnah went on to become Pakistan’s founding father.

From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2023

Jinnah and Nehru can’t take him away from us.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani

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