Correspondence between M.A. Jinnah and Nawab Iftikhar Husain Khan of Mamdot

Sub title : Political Collaboration, League Affairs, and the Punjab Crisis

Subject: All-India Muslim League -- Punjab | Pakistan Movement | Provincial Politics | Nawab of Mamdot

Date of publication: 1942

Language: English

Page: 34 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27687

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Nawab Iftikhar Husain Khan of Mamdot -- Punjab Muslim League -- Pakistan Movement | Muslim League Funds -- Punjab Public Safety Ordinance -- Political Movement | Muslim National Guards -- 1947 Crisis

Abstract: This collection details the close political relationship between M.A. Jinnah and Nawab Iftikhar Husain Khan of Mamdot, a key leader of the Punjab Provincial Muslim League. The correspondence begins in 1942 with the Nawab's significant financial contribution to the League and Jinnah's praise for his late father's services. It evolves to include invitations for Jinnah to preside over sessions, discussions on internal League discipline, and personal notes. The most significant part concerns the political crisis in Punjab in early 1947, where Jinnah provides strategic guidance to the Nawab, who was leading a movement against the Unionist government. Jinnah advises firmness on constitutional principles regarding the Punjab Public Safety Ordinance, urging an "honourable defeat" over a "discreditable compromise."

Description: This is a collection of correspondence between Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah and Nawab Iftikhar Husain Khan of Mamdot, a pivotal figure in the Punjab Muslim League. The documents showcase the Nawab's role as a major financier and organizer for the League. They trace his growth from a young leader seeking Jinnah's blessing for a provincial session to the man leading a major political agitation in 1947. Jinnah's letters reveal his mentorship, his hands-on management of provincial issues, and his unwavering stance on democratic principles during the critical months before Partition. This collection is an essential primary source for understanding the dynamics between the All-India Muslim League leadership and its most important provincial chapter in the lead-up to the creation of Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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