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The Quaid-e-Azam House, also known as Flagstaff House, is a house museum dedicated to the personal life of
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 187611 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pa ...
, the founder of Pakistan. Located in
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,
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,
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, it was designed by British architect Moses Somake. This is the former residence of Jinnah, who lived there from 1944 until his death in 1948. His sister,
Fatima Jinnah Fatima Jinnah (31 July 18939 July 1967) was a Pakistani politician, stateswoman, author, and Activism, activist. She was the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the List of Pakistan Movement activists, founder and first governor-general of ...
lived there until 1964. It was bought by Jinnah in 1943 at the cost of 115,000
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. The building was later acquired in 1985 by the Pakistani government and converted to a museum.Shahid Husain
" Quaid-e-Azam House Museum suffers due to water shortage"
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Museum of Jinah

In 1984, it was converted into the Flagstaff House Museum of great Jinnah.


See also

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Jinnah family The Jinnah family was the family of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Father of the Nation, founder and first Governor-General of Pakistan, governor-general of Pakistan. It played an important role in the Pakistan Movement. Members of Jinnah family, Mu ...
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Wazir Mansion Wazir Mansion (), officially known as Quaid-e-Azam Birthplace MuseumWazir Mansion forgotten?
Dawn (newspap ...
, Jinnah's birthplace in
Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...
* South Court, Muhammad Ali Jinnah's former residence in
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, India, currently owned by the government of India. * Muhammad Ali Jinnah House, Jinnah's former House at 10 Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road,
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, currently the Dutch Embassy in India. *
Quaid-e-Azam Residency Quaid-e-Azam Residency (), also known as Ziarat Residency, is located in Ziarat, Balochistan (Pakistan), Balochistan, Pakistan. It is where Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah spent the penultimate month of his life, nursed by A. ...
in Ziarat, where Jinnah spent the last days of his life


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Renaming of Flagstaff House criticized – DAWN.com
Art museums and galleries in Karachi Museums in Karachi 1985 establishments in Pakistan Memorials to Muhammad Ali Jinnah Heritage sites in Karachi {{Pakistan-museum-stub