Financial Administration of Quaid-i-Azam M. A. Jinnah

Sub title : Bank Transfers, Dividend Inquiries, and Account Management (1947-1948)

Subject: Financial Consolidation and Asset Management of M. A. Jinnah as Governor-General of Pakistan | Post-Partition Banking Operations.

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 60 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27404

Keyword: M. A. Jinnah — Quaid-i-Azam — Governor-General | Habib Bank — Financial Transfer —Dividend Warrants | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation — Partition of India — 1947 — Asset Management.

Abstract: This collection from late 1947 details the crucial financial steps taken by M. A. Jinnah following the creation of Pakistan. It includes his urgent telegraphic instruction to Habib Bank in Bombay to transfer his entire account balance (Rs. 57,725) to Karachi, effectively consolidating his finances in the new capital.

Description: This collection captures a critical moment in the personal and symbolic financial history of Pakistan. The documents reveal M. A. Jinnah's immediate and decisive action to move his personal funds from Bombay to Karachi, a practical reflection of the larger political shift. His meticulous follow-up on dividend payments demonstrates his characteristic attention to detail and the challenges of managing pre-Partition assets in the new geopolitical reality. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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