Jinnah,
Mohammed Ali 1876-1948; Indian statesman: 1st governor general of Pakistan (1947-48)
See Jinnah in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(jĭnˈə), Mohammed Ali 1876-1948.
Founder and first governor-general (1947-1948) of Pakistan. When India's independence from Britain was imminent, he feared the Muslim minority would be oppressed by the Hindus and insisted on a Muslim homeland, founded in 1947 as Pakistan.