Wazir Mansion

Wazir Mansion
Alternative names	Quaid-e-Azam House
General information
Location	Kharadar, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Address	New Naham Road
Coordinates	24°51′3″N 66°59′51″E / 24.85083°N 66.99750°E / 24.85083; 66.99750Coordinates: 24°51′3″N 66°59′51″E / 24.85083°N 66.99750°E / 24.85083; 66.99750
Current tenants	Museum
Completed	1866
Renovated	2008
Owner	Government of Pakistan (before 2011) Government of Sindh (since 2011)
Technical details
Floor count	Ground + 2
Design and construction
Architect	H Sohak

Wazir Mansion or official Quaid-i-Azam Birthplace Museum^[1] is a former family home in the Kharadar district of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan which is considered the birthplace of the country's founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Birthplace

Wazir Mansion may be the birthplace of Quaid-e-Azam, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Once, it was misunderstood to be Jhirk, which was later revealed to be untrue. The reality was disclosed in the book My Brother written in the 1960s by Muhammed Ali Jinnah's sister, Fatima Jinnah in his biography wherein she described the salient features of her brother's life. She mentioned their ancestral village, Paneli, in the state of Gondal, Kathiawar, in the province of Gujarat, in present-day India. Their father, Mr. Jinnah Poonja, had settled in Karachi because of a business partnership with an English Merchant company named Grams Trading Company, whose office was then located in Karachi.^[2] Jinnah's ancestral family and their progenies including M. A. Jinnah's daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren have been residents, to this day, of the province of Gujrat and Bombay. Muhammed Ali Jinnah's father got the house for rent in 1874 and settled here for some time. By 1900, he again returned to his native state.^[3]

Museum

The house now serves as a museum and national archive.

Protected monument

The house has been declared a protected national monument by the Government of Pakistan.^[4]

References

↑ Museums of Sindh, Brochure, Government of Sindh 2012
↑ Khalid Siraj. Jinnah nama (Urdu) p. 11. Published by Dua publications, Al-Hamd Market Urdu Bazar, Lahore.
↑ Fatima Jinnah. "My brother" page 5.
↑ Quaid-e-Azam - Birth and Schooling

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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Family and Personal life	Fatima Jinnah Shireen Jinnah Emibai Jinnah Maryam Jinnah Wazir Mansion Jinnah House Quaid-e-Azam Residency

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Museums in Pakistan

Archaeological and historical	Archaeological Museum of Balochistan Bahawalpur Museum Bhit Shah Museum Chakdara Museum Chitral Museum Harappa Museum Lahore Museum Lyallpur Museum Mardan Museum Moenjodaro Museum Multan Museum National Museum of Pakistan Peshawar Museum Saidu Sharif Museum Sindh Museum State Bank of Pakistan Museum Taxila Museum Umerkot Museum

Archives	Citizen's Archive of Pakistan National Archives of Pakistan Punjab Archives Sindh Archives

Art Galleries	Abasin Arts Council Alhamra Arts Council Balochistan Arts Council Faisalabad Arts Council Fakir Khana Mohatta Palace Multan Arts Council National Art Gallery Pakistan Arts Council Rawalpindi Arts Council

Biographical	Chugtai Museum Iqbal Manzil Quaid-e-Azam House Shair Ali Museum Wazir Mansion

Heritage	Khaplu Palace Lok Virsa Museum

Military	Command and Staff College Museum Pakistan Army Museum PAF Museum Pakistan Maritime Museum

Natural history	Pakistan Forest Museum Pakistan Museum of Natural History Quetta Geological Museum

Science	National Museum of Science and Technology

Transport	Golra Sharif Railway Museum

Category List Commons

List of cultural heritage sites in Sindh

Forts	Ranikot Fort Pacco Qillo Kot Diji Fort

Tourist attractions	Wazir Mansion Mazar-e-Quaid Frere Hall

Archaeological sites	Tombs of Talpur Mirs Chaukhandi tombs Tomb of Tharo Khan

Museums	Quaid-e-Azam House Mohatta Palace

Monuments	Makli Hill Merewether Clock Tower

Government buildings	Governor's House

Religious sites	Jamia Mosque (Khudabad) Holy Trinity Cathedral (Karachi) Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi Shiv Mandir, Umerkot

Other sites	Khaliq Deena Hall Sind Club Karachi Boat Club

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