Facts about Jinnah
So i just completed reading "Jinnah of Pakistan" by Stanley Wolpert where i found numerous facts about Jinnah that i wanted to share with yall
Jinnah belonged to Gujrati family of Rajkot which migrated to Karachi for trade. He was the eldest of 7 siblings.
Jinnah claimed 27 Dec 1876 as his true date of birth however, his admission in Sind Madressa-tul-Islam notes 20 Oct 1875 as his birth date
Jinnah started his educational journey from Sind Madressa but was withdrawn later due to long absence. Afterwards, he joined Christian mission highschool. In 1893, Jinnah joined Lincoln Inn to pursue law
16 yo Jinnah married 14 yo Emibai in an arrange marriage setup in 1892. His mother pressurized him to marry before departing for London. Emibai died next year in Karachi
Jinnah's favourite hotel in Delhi was Maidens and Cornoglia in Bombay
Jinnah married Ratanbai in 1918 when he was 42 and Ruttie was 18. Ruttie fled from her father's home on her 18th birthday to marry Jinnah against his father's wish. The couple separated in 1927 and 2 yrs later Ruttie died before her 29th birthday
As per Ruttie letters, Jinnah liked eating Ham sandwiches, Pastries and Pork sausages
Jinnah owned 3 cars throughout his lifetime :-
a. Packard eight
b. Vicker Armstrong armoured car
c. Limousine (in Pak)
Jinnah had two dogs, one black doberman and the other white west terrier
Jinnah's assets incl :-
a. 7 rented flats in Mayfair
b. House in Malabar top Bombay, House No.10 Aurangzeb road Delhi and House in Hampstead west health road
c. Rs 40,000 in dividends from stocks
d. His legal fee was Rs 1500 per day. The highest fee of native Indian lawyer at that time
- There were 2 assassination attempts on Jinnah :-
a. First in 1944, by a young muslim (Rafiq Sabir). He punched Jinnah and managed to get a cut near his chin. The fellow was disarmed by nearby watchmen
b. Second in 1947, by two men (masked) who rushed at his house and opened fire at a police officer (killed). Police involved and arrested both of them
c. There was a huge threat to Jinnah's life by Punjabi-Sikhs due to Punjab's partition
Liaquat Ali and Jinnah always had bittersweet relations. Jinnah often remarked Liaquat unfit for prime minister
For forty years, Jinnah worked 14 hrs and smoked 50 Cuban A cigarettes daily
Jinnah died at 10:20 pm on 11 Sept 1948 in Karachi. His ambulance fuel got mismanaged, however he reached his residence and died 4 hrs later
Jinnah never spoke to his daughter Dina after she married Parsi-christian businessman. Jinnah himself married Parsi woman who was estranged by her father due to marrying a muslim
Hope you learnt something new as these facts are organic coupled with reference. I spent hours reading book 🥹