Quaid-e-Azam
through the years
| December 25, 1876 | Born at Karachi |
| 1882 | Education started at home |
| 1887 | Admitted to Sind Madrasatul Islam, Karachi |
| 1892 | Married Emibai at the age of 16 Left Karachi for Europe |
| 1893 | Joined Lincoln's Inn Emibai died at home |
| 1895 | Became Bar-at-Law Mother died at Karachi |
| 1896 | Returned to Karachi from London Migrated to Bombay |
| 1897 | Enrolled as Advocate in Bombay High Court |
| 1900 | Appointed Presidency Magistrate, Bombay |
| 1906 | Appointed Personal Secretary to Dadabhoy Naoroji |
| 1909 | Father died Elected to the Supreme Imperial Council uncontested |
| 1910 | Elected to the Legislative Assembly, Bombay |
| 1911 | Piloted Waqf Alal Aulad Bill -- the only private member's Bill to be passed (in 1913) |
| 1912 | Attended All-India Muslim League Council Meeting |
| 1913 | Left for England with Gokhale Founded London Indian Association Joined All-India Muslim League |
| 1915 | Initiated the move for setting up of a League-Congress joint committee for Hindu-Muslim unity |
| 1916 | Presided over the sixteenth Bombay Provincial Conference Presided over the All-India Muslim League Lucknow session; Lucknow Pact signed |
| 1917 | Became President, Home Rule League, Bombay Organised "Memorandum of the Nineteen |
| 1918 | Married Rattenbai at Calcutta Foiled the move to set up "Willingdon Memorial" in Bombay. Jinnah's People's Memorial Hall constructed as a tribute to his services. |
| 1919 | Daughter (Dina) born Resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council as a protest against Rowlatt Act |
| 1920 | Resigned from Home Rule League Resigned from the Congress on differences with Gandhi |
| 1922 | Participated in All Parties Conference in Bombay as one of the three Secretaries |
| 1923 | Elected to the Imperial Legislative Council from Bombay |
| 1924 | Presided over the All-India Muslim League session in Lahore |
| 1927 | Boycotted the Simon Commission. Presided over a meeting of all the important Muslim leaders at Delhi |
| 1928 | Attended National Convention at Calcutta |
| 1928 | Rattenbai died |
| 1929 | Jinnah's amendments to Nehru Report rejected All-India Muslim League rejects Nehru Report at its Delhi session Jinnah's Fourteen Points |
| 1930 | Attended Round Table Conference in London |
| 1931 | Stayed on in England; gave up political activities temporarily |
| 1934 | Returned to India. Got actively engaged in politics Again elected to the Central Legislative Assembly Elected Permanent President of All-India Muslim League Elected leader of the Independent Party in the Assembly |
| 1935 | Government of India Act, 1935 passed Jinnah-Rajendra Prasad Formula |
| 1936 | Constituted All-India Muslim League Central Parliamentary Board to fight elections under 1935 Act |
| 1937 | Provincial elections under 1935 Act Congress forms ministries in six provinces; Congress raj begins Jinnah presides over League session at Lucknow. All-India Muslim League turned into a mass organisation and compete independence adopted as goal |
| 1938 | Presides over Special League Session at Calcutta Presides over League Session at Patna |
| 1939 | Demand Royal Commission to inquire into Muslim grievances under Congress rule. Day of Deliverance observed (on exit of Congress Ministries) |
| 1940 | Historic Lahore (Pakistan) Resolution passed |
| 1943 | Rejected Rajagopalachariya formula Presided over All-India Muslim League's Karachi session and said: "We have got millions behind us; we have got our flag and our platform; and what is more we have now the definite goal of Pakistan." Toured the subcontinent like a storm |
| 1944 | Jinnah-Gandhi talks |
| 1945 | Participated in Simla Conference. Elected to Central Legislative Assembly |
| 1946 | January 11, All-India Muslim League sweeps the polls in Muslim constituencies; Victory Day April 4, Meeting with Cabinet Mission April 9, Called a convention of all Muslim members of the Central and Provincial Assemblies at Delhi May 16, Cabinet Mission Plan announced June League accepts Cabinet Mission Plan. League also accepts Short-Term (Interim Government) Plan July Conditional acceptance of Cabinet Mission Plan by Congress. Congress rejects Short- Term Plan. Viceroy's volte face on the formation of Interim Government. All-India Muslim League withdraws earlier acceptance, rejects Cabinet Mission Plan and announces boycott of Constituent Assembly. Called upon Members to renounce all British titles and honours in protest against British attitude towards Muslims and decides to launch Direct Action to wrest Pakistan August 16, Direct Action Day October 25, All-India Muslim League agrees to participate in the Interim Government December 2, Reaches London on invitation from Secretary of State December 6, British Government's clarification upholds League's viewpoint on Cabinet Mission Plan |
| 1947 | February 20, Prime Minister Attlee announces that the British would relinquish power in India by June 1948 June 3, Plan envisaging partition of India and establishment of Pakistan announced. Jinnah's historic broadcast accepting the Plan July, Indian Independence Act passed by British Parliament August 7, Left Delhi for Karachi by air August 11, Elected President of Pakistan Constituent Assembly. Presidential address in the Constituent Assembly. Title of "Quaid-e-Azam" conferred on him August 14, Pakistan comes into being; the Quaid-e-Azam sworn in as the first Gvernor-General October, Set up headquarters at Lahore to supervise settlement of refugees in Punjab December 25, First official birthday |
| 1948 | July 1, Inaugurated State Bank of Pakistan; gave a call for evolving a new economic system July 14, Left again for rest at Ziarat August 14, First Independence Day; last message to the nation September 11, Returned to Karachi from Ziarat; Breathed his last. |
