M. A. Jinnah Financial and Property Records

Sub title : Investment Dividends and Mount Pleasant Road Residence Construction (1936-1937)

Subject: M. A. Jinnah — Personal Investments | Property Development | Architectural History

Date of publication: 1937

Language: English

Page: 89 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27385

Keyword: M. A. Jinnah — Dividend Warrants — Tata Steel — Imperial Bank | Property Construction — Mount Pleasant Road | Gregson Batley & King — Investment Portfolio — Bombay Architecture

Abstract: This collection comprises financial dividend warrants from major companies including Tata Iron and Steel Company, Imperial Bank of India, and New India Assurance Company, alongside property development correspondence for Jinnah's Mount Pleasant Road residence. The documents reveal Jinnah's substantial investment portfolio and meticulous management of his Bombay property construction through architects Gregson, Batley & King, including tender processes and municipal approvals during 1936-1937.

Description: Financial and property documents detailing M. A. Jinnah's personal investments and residential construction in mid-1930s Bombay. Includes dividend records from blue-chip companies demonstrating his investment strategy, coupled with architectural correspondence showing active involvement in building his Malabar Hill residence. These papers provide rare insight into the financial affairs and property development activities of one of South Asia's most important political figures during a period of intense political activity leading toward independence. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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