Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad ail Jinnah as a governor general of Pakistan

Pre partition scenario after 3rd June plan

On 2 June the final plan was given by the viceroy to Indian leaders on 15 august the British would turn
over power to two dominions. The provinces would vote on whether to continue in the existing
constituent assembly or to have a new one, that is to join Pakistan. Bengal and Punjab would also vote,
both on the question of which assembly to join, and on the partition. A boundary commission would
determine the final lines in the partitioned provinces. On 3 June Mountbatten Nehru Jinnah and Sikh
leader baldev Singh made the formal announcement by radio. Jinnah concluded with address Pakistan
zindabad long live Pakistan which was not in the script. Even before this Quaid e Azam struggle was
commendable for the achievement of Pakistan. Partition plan was finalized by red cliff who was a lawyer
appointed by British crown

Mountbatten’s wish as first governor general of both dominions

On 4 July 1947 Liaquat asked Mountbatten on Jinnah’s behalf to recommend to the British king George 6
that Jinnah be appointed Pakistan’s first governor general. This request angered Mountbatten, who had
hoped to have that position in both dominions- he would be India’s first post-independence governor-
general- but Jinnah felt that Mountbatten would be likely to favor the new Hindu majority state because
of his closeness to Nehru. Indian independence act was passed in July 1947 it was announced by the
British government that Jinnah would be the first governor general of Pakistan. Because if the same
governor general was appointed as of Hindu majority it will be difficult to maintain the equality

Jinnah’s first address to constituent assembly on august 11 1947

On 11 august he presided over the new constituent assembly for Pakistan at Karachi and addressed
them You are free; you are free to go to temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other
place of worship in the state of Pakistan. You may belong o any religion or caste or creed- that has
nothing to do with the business of the state… I think we should keep that in front of us as our ideal and
you will find that in course of time Hindus would cease to be Muslims, not in the religion sense, because
that is the personal faith of each individual, but in the political sense as citizens of the state.

Transfer of power to Pakistan

According to times of India, transfer of power of Pakistan took place at the ceremonial meeting at the
constituent assembly of Pakistan in Karachi on 14 august 1947 addressed by both lord Mountbatten the
last viceroy of British India and Quaid e Azam addressing the constituent assembly of Pakistan,
Mountbatten said that ‘the birth of Pakistan was a great event in history and conveyed the greetings
and warmest wishes of his majesty the king and on his own behalf’ Replying in a good gesture the Quaid
said ‘we are parting as friends and we shall ever remain friends’ Mountbatten also declared that the
Quaid had ‘ his good wishes as your new governor general’

As first governor general of Pakistan

Quaid a Azam Muhammad ali Jinnah, the father of Pakistan nation, functioned as Pakistan’s first
governor general from 15 august 1947 up to his death on 11 September 1948 the oath was administered
by the chief justice of Lahore high court, mian abdur rashid who later on become the first chief justice of
Pakistan. A salute of 31 guns was given. Quaid e Azam MA Jinnah governor general of Pakistan in a
message to the nation said on Friday 15th august 1947; Pakistan is a land of great potential resources.
But to build it up into a country worthy of the Muslim nation was shall require every ounce of energy
that we posses and I am confident that it will come from all whole heatedly”. In this way stirred a
support and energy in the nation.

Cabinet of Pakistan

Quaid e Azam Muhammad ali Jinnah took over as the first governor general of Pakistan. Immediately
after that the first cabinet was sworn in with Liaquat Ali khan as the first prime minister. Although prime
minister was appointed according to the elections but it was a new state and there was no proper
system for it.The following were the ministers in the cabinet.

i.i Chundrigar Ghulam Muhammad Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar Raja Ghanzafar Ali Khan Jogindar
Nath Mandal Fazal ur Rehman

Problems for Jinnah

The core issues are to be discussed and the way the Quaid took vital decision on them; these issues are
the Jammu and Kashmir; pakhtunistan; accession of princely states to Pakistan, influx of refuges into
Pakistan from India; administration of new state; financial recourses of the new state; division of assets
between the two states; setting up new trends for Pakistan’s foreign policy including opening of foreign
missions in various countries ( because a new state was already endanger) farming of a new
constitution for the state and setting up of the provincial governments according to the Muslim league
policy especially in NWFP. India and British made it assure that Pakistan remains weakened that’s why
they did the partition in keeping their agenda, they also did not separate the assets in equal way.