Quaid-e-Azam قائد اعظم Muhammad Ali Jinnah محمد علی جناح | |
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1st Governor-General of Pakistan | |
In office 14 August 1947 – 11 September 1948 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Prime Minister | Liaquat Ali Khan |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Khawaja Nazimuddin |
Speaker of the National Assembly | |
In office 11 August 1947 – 11 September 1948 | |
Deputy | Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan |
President of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan | |
Deputy | Liaquat Ali Khan |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Liaquat Ali Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | Mahomedali Jinnahbhai 25 December 1876 Karachi, Bombay Presidency,British Raj (now in Sindh, Pakistan) |
Died | 11 September 1948 (aged 71) Karachi, Sind, Dominion of Pakistan (now in Sindh, Pakistan) |
Nationality | Pakistani |
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Spouse(s) |
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Relations | Fatima Jinnah (sister) |
Children | Dina (by Maryam Jinnah) |
Parents | Poonja Jinnah (father) Mithibai Jinnah (mother) |
Alma mater | Inns of Court School of Law |
Profession | Lawyer Politician |
Religion | Islam |
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Derawar Fort:-
Derawar Fort:- To the southeast of Dera Nawab, on the edge of the Cholistan Desert, make an exciting day’s outing from either Ahmadpur East or Bahawalpur. The massive fort towers over the surrounding semi-desert and is visible from miles around. The huge walls, supported by enormous round buttresses, stand 40 meters (130 feet) high and are 1.5 kilometers (a mile) in circumference. The drive, for four-wheel drive vehicles only, take from one to two hours from Ahmadpur East, depending on the state of the road and the route your guide has chosen for you. The last 25 kilometers (15miles) are across desert. There has been a fort at Derawar for at least 5,000 years, part of a long chain that protected the ancient trade rout from central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. The fort was captured by the Abassi family from Raja Rawal Singh of Jaisalmar in 1733, at which time the present fort was built. The whole area around Derawar was once well watered by the Ghaggar River (now called the Hakra in...
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